Chimor was the largest kingdom in the Late Intermediate Period, encompassing 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of modern-day Peruvian coastline. According to Chimú oral history, the history of …

Chimú culture was based on agriculture, aided by immense works of irrigation engineering. They did excellent work in textiles and in gold, silver, and copper. Pottery types tended to be …

Apr 14, 2015 · With their capital at Chan Chan, the Chimu were the largest and most prosperous culture in the Late Intermediate Period and forged the second-largest empire in the history of …

Jul 15, 2025 · The Chimu, also known as The Kingdom of Chimor, were a civilisation that occupied the northern coast of modern-day Peru from around 900 CE until 1470 CE.

Chimú kings had access to high-quality textiles made with dyed camelid wool, gold- and silversmiths who made fantastical jewelry as well as delightful miniatures of everyday objects, …

From their capital at Chan Chan, the Chimú built the largest adobe city in the Americas, ruled an empire of valleys and fisheries, and mastered irrigation in a land without rain. Though often …

The Chimú Empire is the only pre-Columbian Peruvian state other than the Incas for which there exists ethnohistoric information. The Incas had conquered the Chimú between 1460 and 1470, …

Chimú artisans made notable multi-colored textiles and monochromatic pottery and metalwork. In 1470, the Chimú were conquered by the Inca. The Chimú worshipped the Moon as the …

The Chimu tradition developed in the lower river valleys of the north coast of Peru where arable land and rich marine habitats coincide. For millennia the coastal valleys were the loci of settled …

Chimú artisans made notable multi-colored textiles and monochromatic pottery and metalwork. In 1470, the Chimú were conquered by the Inca. The Chimú worshipped the Moon as the …