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Conflict Americas

Mississippian Chiefdom Wars

800 CE – 1500 CE · 700 years

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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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Cahokia
  • Moundville
  • Etowah
  • Spiro
  • other Mississippian chiefdoms

Key moments

Defining events in the Mississippian Chiefdom Wars.

  1. c. 1050 Cahokia's rise to dominance
  2. 1170 Palisade construction at Cahokia
  3. c. 1350 Collapse and abandonment of Cahokia

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 800 CE and 1500 CE.

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