Editing Tizoc (section)

==Biography==

=== Family ===
Tizoc was a son of the princess [[Atotoztli II]] and her cousin, prince [[Tezozomoc (son of Itzcoatl)|Tezozomoc]]. He was a grandson of Emperors [[Moctezuma I]] and [[Itzcoatl]]. He was a descendant of the King [[Cuauhtototzin]].

He was successor of his brother [[Axayacatl]] and was succeeded by his other brother, [[Ahuitzotl]]; his sister was the Queen [[Chalchiuhnenetzin]], married to [[Moquihuix]], tlatoani of [[Tlatelolco (altepetl)|Tlatelōlco]]. He was an uncle of Emperors [[Cuauhtémoc]], [[Moctezuma II]] and [[Cuitláhuac]] and grandfather of [[Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin]].

=== Reign ===
Most sources agree that Tizoc took power in 1481 (the [[Aztec calendar|Aztec year]] "2 House"), succeeding his older brother. Although Tizoc's reign was relatively short, he began the rebuilding of the [[Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan]] (a task completed by his younger brother in 1487), and also put down a rebellion of the Matlatzincan peoples of the [[Toluca]] Valley.

According to the {{lang|la|[[Codex Mendoza]]}}, during Tizoc's reign the {{lang|nci|[[altepetl|āltepēmeh]]}} of [[Tonalimoquetzayan]], [[Toxico]], [[Ecatepec]], [[Cillán]], [[Tecaxic]], [[Tolocan]], [[Yancuitlan]], [[Tlappan]], [[Atezcahuacan]], [[Mazatlán]], [[Xochiyetla]], [[Tamapachco]], [[Ecatliquapechco]] and [[Miquetlan]] were conquered.

[[File:Aztecexpansion.png|thumb|none|500px|Map showing the expansion of the Aztec empire showing the areas conquered by the Aztec rulers. The conquests of Tizoc is marked by the colour orange.<ref>Based on the maps by Hassig (1988)</ref>]]

=== Death ===
Tizoc died in 1486, though it is still somewhat unclear how. Some sources suggest that he was [[poison]]ed, others that he fell to illness.