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![Hierarchy of Chimu (former nation/state/empire)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Chimu (former nation/state/empire) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 08 06 03 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -8.1012 decimal degrees |
Long: 079 04 40 W degrees minutes |
Long: -79.0781 decimal degrees |
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Note: Pre-Columbian state covering the Moche Valley and the areas around Huarmey to the south and Lambayeque to the north. Capital was at Chan Chan. Fell to the Incas in the 15th century. |
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Chimu Empire (preferred,C,V)
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Chimú (C,V)
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Chimu Kingdom (C,V)
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Chimor Kingdom (C,V)
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Chimú polity (C,V)
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Chimu (C,U,English-P)
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צ'ימו (C,U,Hebrew )
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Hierarchical Position: |
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![Hierarchy of Peru (nation)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Peru (nation) (P) |
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Chimu (former nation/state/empire) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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900-1460 |
state (H) |
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Pre-Columbian (C) |
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empire (C) |
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10th-15th centuries |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital is .... |
Chan Chan .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, South America, Peru, La Libertad) [1099735] |
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