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Event war Americas

Mississippian Warfare

800 CE – 1500 CE

The great mound-building civilization of the Mississippi Valley engaged in widespread warfare, with fortified cities, organized armies, and trophy-taking, centred on the metropolis of Cahokia.

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Conflict · Americas

Mississippian Chiefdom Wars

800 CE – 1500 CE

Widespread warfare among the mound-building Mississippian chiefdoms of the eastern woodlands, centred on the metropolis of Cahokia — North America's largest pre-Columbian settlement.

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