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===Military actions and death===

Using as a pretext the insulting behavior of a few Tlatelolcan citizens, Axayacatl invaded his neighbor, killed its ruler, [[Moquihuix]], and replaced him with a military governor. The Tlatelolcans lost any voice they had in forming Aztec policy.

Using as a pretext the insulting behavior of a few Tlatelolcan citizens, Axayacatl invaded his neighbor, killed its ruler, [[Moquihuix]], and replaced him with a military governor. The Tlatelolcans lost any voice they had in forming Aztec policy.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Hassig | first1=Ross | title=Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control | date=1988 | publisher=University of Oklahoma Press | isbn=978-0-8061-2773-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7M1o9g8MARgC&dq=%22killed%20the%20rulers%22&pg=PA183 }}</ref>

[[File:Moquihuix_mendoza.jpg|left|250px|thumb| Moquihuix's death as depicted in the [[Codex Mendoza]].]]

Axayacatl largely dedicated his twelve-year reign to consolidating his militaristic repute: he led successful [[Aztec warfare|campaigns]] against the neighboring {{lang|nci|altepetl}} of [[Tlatelolco (altepetl)|Tlatelolco]] in 1473 (see [[Battle of Tlatelolco]]) and the [[Matlatzinca people|Matlatzinca]] of the [[Toluca Valley]] in 1474, but was finally defeated by the [[Purépecha people|Tarascan]]s of [[Michoacán]] in 1476. Despite some subsequent minor triumphs, Axayacatl's defeat at the hands of the Tarascans irreversibly marred his image, as it constituted the only major defeat suffered by the Aztecs up to that moment. In spite of his young age, he fell gravely ill in 1480, ~~passing away~~ a mere year later, in 1481, whereupon he was succeeded by his brother Tizoc.

Axayacatl largely dedicated his twelve-year reign to consolidating his militaristic repute: he led successful [[Aztec warfare|campaigns]] against the neighboring {{lang|nci|altepetl}} of [[Tlatelolco (altepetl)|Tlatelolco]] in 1473 (see [[Battle of Tlatelolco]]) and the [[Matlatzinca people|Matlatzinca]] of the [[Toluca Valley]] in 1474, but was finally defeated by the [[Purépecha people|Tarascan]]s of [[Michoacán]] in 1476. Despite some subsequent minor triumphs, Axayacatl's defeat at the hands of the Tarascans irreversibly marred his image, as it constituted the only major defeat suffered by the Aztecs up to that moment. In spite of his young age, he fell gravely ill in 1480, dying a mere year later, in 1481, whereupon he was succeeded by his brother Tizoc.

===Axayacatl the poet===

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 ===Military actions and death===
-Using as a pretext the insulting behavior of a few Tlatelolcan citizens, Axayacatl invaded his neighbor, killed its ruler, [[Moquihuix]], and replaced him with a military governor. The Tlatelolcans lost any voice they had in forming Aztec policy.
+Using as a pretext the insulting behavior of a few Tlatelolcan citizens, Axayacatl invaded his neighbor, killed its ruler, [[Moquihuix]], and replaced him with a military governor. The Tlatelolcans lost any voice they had in forming Aztec policy.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Hassig | first1=Ross | title=Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control | date=1988 | publisher=University of Oklahoma Press | isbn=978-0-8061-2773-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7M1o9g8MARgC&dq=%22killed%20the%20rulers%22&pg=PA183 }}</ref>
 [[File:Moquihuix_mendoza.jpg|left|250px|thumb| Moquihuix's death as depicted in the [[Codex Mendoza]].]]
-Axayacatl largely dedicated his twelve-year reign to consolidating his militaristic repute: he led successful [[Aztec warfare|campaigns]] against the neighboring {{lang|nci|altepetl}} of [[Tlatelolco (altepetl)|Tlatelolco]] in 1473 (see [[Battle of Tlatelolco]]) and the [[Matlatzinca people|Matlatzinca]] of the [[Toluca Valley]] in 1474, but was finally defeated by the [[Purépecha people|Tarascan]]s of [[Michoacán]] in 1476. Despite some subsequent minor triumphs, Axayacatl's defeat at the hands of the Tarascans irreversibly marred his image, as it constituted the only major defeat suffered by the Aztecs up to that moment. In spite of his young age, he fell gravely ill in 1480, passing away a mere year later, in 1481, whereupon he was succeeded by his brother Tizoc.
+Axayacatl largely dedicated his twelve-year reign to consolidating his militaristic repute: he led successful [[Aztec warfare|campaigns]] against the neighboring {{lang|nci|altepetl}} of [[Tlatelolco (altepetl)|Tlatelolco]] in 1473 (see [[Battle of Tlatelolco]]) and the [[Matlatzinca people|Matlatzinca]] of the [[Toluca Valley]] in 1474, but was finally defeated by the [[Purépecha people|Tarascan]]s of [[Michoacán]] in 1476. Despite some subsequent minor triumphs, Axayacatl's defeat at the hands of the Tarascans irreversibly marred his image, as it constituted the only major defeat suffered by the Aztecs up to that moment. In spite of his young age, he fell gravely ill in 1480, dying a mere year later, in 1481, whereupon he was succeeded by his brother Tizoc.
 ===Axayacatl the poet===

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