Chimú

(noun)

A culture centered on Chimor, with the capital city of Chan Chan (in the Moche Valley of present-day Trujillo, Peru), which arose about 900 CE and was conquered by the Inca around 1470 CE.

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Examples of Chimú in the following topics:

  • The Chimu

    • The Inca ruler Tupac Inca Yupanqui led a campaign, which conquered the Chimú around 1470 CE.
    • The mature Chimú culture developed in roughly the same territory where the Moche had existed centuries before, which made the Chimú another coastal culture.
    • In the late Chimú, about 12,000 artisans lived and worked in Chan Chan alone.
    • Artisans played an essential role in Chimú culture:
    • The end of the Chimú was brought about in the 1470s.

  • Textiles of the Inca

    • The Incas were highly regarded for their textiles, which were influenced by the artistic works of the pre-Inca Chimú culture.
    • The Incas were highly regarded for their textiles, influenced by the artistic works of the pre-Inca Chimú culture.
    • The Chimú, who arose about 900 CE, were conquered in a campaign led by the Inca ruler Tupac Inca Yupanqui around 1470 AD.
    • The Chimú embellished their fabrics with brocades, embroidery, fabric doubles, and painted fabrics.
    • Clothing consisted of the Chimú loincloth, sleeveless shirts, small ponchos, and tunics.

  • Metalwork of the Inca

    • Drawing much of their inspiration and style in metalworking from Chimú art, the Incas used metals for utilitarian purposes as well as ornaments and decorations.
    • The Incas adopted much of their metalworking characteristics from the metalwork of Chimú civilization before them.
    • With their expertise, many metalworkers were taken back to the capital city of Cusco after the fall of Chimú to continue their metalworking for the emperor.
    • While this bottle was most likely made by Chimú artisans, Inca metalworkers adopted similar characteristics.
    • The Incans adopted much of their metalworking characteristics from the metalwork of Chimu.

  • The Inca People

    • The intricate metalwork of the Inca was heavily influenced by the Chimú culture, which was conquered and absorbed into the Inca culture around 1470.
    • Fine silver and gold were made into intricate decorative pieces for the emperors and elites based on these Chimú metallurgy traditions and often included animal motifs with butterflies, jaguars, and llamas etched into the metal.

  • South America

    • Some of these include the Aymara in Bolivia; the Muisca, Nariño, and Tairona in Colombia; Los Huancavilca, the Kingdom of Quito, Manteño, and Nariño in Ecuador; and the Chimú, Piura, Huarco, Ichma, Parinacota, Huarochiri, and Kheswa people in Peru.

  • The Sican

    • The Late Sicán period began around 1100 CE and ended with the Chimú conquest of the Lambayeque region around 1375 CE.
    • However, in 1375, the Chimú conquered the area, marking the end of the Sicán era.

  • The Moche

    • The Moche (also known as the Early Chimú or Mochica) lived in what is modern-day Peru near Moche and Trujillo.

  • Religion in the Inca Empire

    • Similarly, the Chimú along the northern coast of Peru, worshipped the Moon, rather than the Sun, probably due to the hot, arid climate and their proximity to the ocean.