Chichimec Invasions and Fall of Tula
1150 CE – 1200 CE · 50 years
The Toltec capital Tula collapsed in the mid-12th century amid Tolteca–Nonoalca factionalism and Chichimec pressure from the north, opening central Mexico to successive Nahua migrations that culminated in the Aztec rise.
Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Toltec state (Tula/Tollan, Huemac)
- Chichimec groups (Xolotl)
- Nonoalca factions
Key moments
Defining events in the Chichimec Invasions and Fall of Tula.
- c. 1150 CE Fall and burning of Tula
- c. 1200 CE Chichimec migration under Xolotl
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