Ahuizotl

Ahuizotl
8th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan Ruler of the Aztec Triple Alliance
Ahuitzotl in the Codex Mendoza
Reign	7 Rabbit (1486) – 10 Rabbit (1502)
Predecessor	Tizoc
Successor	Moctezuma II
Died	10 Rabbit (1502)
Consort	Tlilancapatl
Issue	King Chimalpilli II King Cuauhtémoc Daughter
Father	Tezozomoc
Mother	Atotoztli II

Ahuitzotl (Nahuatl: , Nahuatl pronunciation: [aːˈwit͡sot͡ɬ]) was the eighth Aztec ruler, the Hueyi Tlatoani of the city of Tenochtitlan, son of princess Atotoztli II. He was responsible for much of the expansion of the Mexica domain, and consolidated the empire's power after emulating his predecessor. He took power as tlatoani in the year 7 Rabbit (1486), after the death of his predecessor and brother, Tizoc.

His sons were kings Chimalpilli II and Cuauhtémoc and he also had one daughter.

Perhaps the greatest known military leader of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Ahuizotl began his reign by suppressing a Huastec rebellion, and then swiftly more than doubled the size of lands under Aztec dominance. He conquered the Mixtec, Zapotec, and other peoples from Pacific Coast of Mexico down to the western part of Guatemala. Ahuizotl also supervised a major rebuilding of Tenochtitlan on a grander scale including the expansion of the Great Pyramid or Templo Mayor in the year 8 Reed (1487).

He presided over the introduction of the great-tailed grackle into the Valley of Mexico, the earliest documented case of human-mediated bird introduction in the Western Hemisphere.