Family Tizoc was a son of the princess
Atotoztli II and her cousin, prince
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
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 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 , during Tizoc's reign the of
Tonalimoquetzayan,
Toxico,
Ecatepec,
Cillán,
Tecaxic,
Tolocan,
Yancuitlan,
Tlappan,
Atezcahuacan,
Mazatlán,
Xochiyetla,
Tamapachco,
Ecatliquapechco and
Miquetlan were conquered.
Death Tizoc died in 1486, though it is still somewhat unclear how. Some sources suggest that he was
poisoned, others that he fell to illness. ==In popular culture==