Axayacatl
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Axayacatl was an Aztec ruler (Tlatoani) of the city of Tenochtitlán from 1469 to 1481.
He is chiefly remembered for subjugating Tlatelolco, Tenochtitlán's sister city, in 1473. Using as a pretext the insulting behavior of a few Tlatelolcan citizens, he invaded his neighbor, killed its ruler, and replaced him with a military governor. The Tlatelolcans lost any voice they had in forming Aztec policy.
He was preceded on the throne by Moctezuma I and followed by his brother Tízoc in 1481.
| Preceded by: Moctezuma I | Tlatoani of Tenochtitlán 1469–1481 | Succeeded by: Tízoc |
