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Late Moche Internecine Conflicts

600 CE – 800 CE · 200 years

During Moche Phase V, the southern Moche capital at Huacas de Moche was abandoned while northern centers such as Pampa Grande rose and then burned amid environmental stress from El Niño events and regional warfare on Peru's north coast.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Southern Moche polity (Huacas de Moche)
  • Northern Moche polities (Pampa Grande, San José de Moro)
  • Jequetepeque valley lords

Key moments

Defining events in the Late Moche Internecine Conflicts.

  1. c. 600 CE Abandonment of Huacas de Moche
  2. c. 750 CE Burning of Pampa Grande

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 600 CE and 800 CE.

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And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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