Chimu
Americannoun
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a member of an Amerindian people inhabiting the northern coast of Peru and having a highly developed urban culture that lasted until its destruction by the Incas.
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the language of this people.
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It fell to ruin after the Chimu were conquered by the Inca in the 15th century.
From Fox News ● Jan. 21, 2020
Radiocarbon dating indicates that the remains are from around 1450 A.D., a time when Huanchaquito-Las Llamas was part of the Chimu culture.
From Fox News ● Mar. 7, 2019
The burial site was apparently built by the ancient Chimu empire.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2018
A few moon-worshiping cultures, such as the Chimu of northern Peru, celebrated solar eclipses as lunar victories.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2017
This city was the capital of the Great Chimu, ruler of a mighty empire that antedated the Incas.
From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald
But the Chimus, too, were warriors, and the struggle between these two great nations was long and bitter.
From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald
Then the conquering Incas, having brought the Andean people under their sway, came to the land of the Chimus.
From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald
Much of the tremendous wealth of the Incas was loot from the Chimus, but the Great Treasure escaped them.
From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald
The capital of the Chimus of Northern Peru at Gran-Chimu was conquered by the Incas after a long and bloody struggle, and the capital was given up to barbaric ravage and spoliation.
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius
The Chimus, subjugated a few years earlier, are described as even more advanced in civilization than any other Peruvian community.
From Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by Baldwin, John D. (John Denison)
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