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Culture  Chimu pottery and ceramics, Chan Chan, Gold ceremonial
dress, A map of Chimu cultural influence. Capital Chan Chan[1]
Languages Mochica, Quingnam Religion Polytheist Political
structure Culture Historical era P-Columbian  -  Established
1100  -  Disestablished 1470 Chimú gold adornments. 1300 AD
Larco Museum, Lima-Perú  The Chimú were the residents of Chimor,
with its capital at the city of Chan Chan, a large adobe city in
the Moche Valley of present-day Trujillo city. The culture arose
about 900 AD. The Inca ruler Tupac Inca Yupanqui led a campaign
which conquered the Chimú around 1470 AD.[2]  This was just
fifty years before the arrival of the Spanish in the region.
Consequently, Spanish chroniclers were able to record accounts
of Chimú culture from individuals who had lived before the Inca
conquest. Similarly, Archaeological evidence suggest Chimor grew
out of the remnants of Moche cult