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Chimor (also Kingdom of Chimor) was the political grouping of the Chimú culture
Chimú Culture

The Chim? were the residents of Chimor with its capital at the city of Chan Chan, a large adobe city, in the Moche valley of Trujillo, Peru, Peru....
  that ruled the northern coast of Peru, beginning around 850 AD and ending around 1470 AD. Chimor was the largest kingdom in the Late Intermediate period, encompassing 1000 km of coastline and including up to 2/3 of the people of the Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
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Late Intermediate Peru
Chimor (also Kingdom of Chimor) was the political grouping of the Chimú culture
Chimú Culture

The Chim? were the residents of Chimor with its capital at the city of Chan Chan, a large adobe city, in the Moche valley of Trujillo, Peru, Peru....
  that ruled the northern coast of Peru, beginning around 850 AD and ending around 1470 AD. Chimor was the largest kingdom in the Late Intermediate period, encompassing 1000 km of coastline and including up to 2/3 of the people of the Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
. The greatest surviving ruin of this civilization is the mud city of Chan Chan
Chan Chan

The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America, Chan Chan is an archaeology site located in the Peruvian region of La Libertad region, five km east of Trujillo, Peru....
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The Chimú grew out of the remnants of the Moche
Moche

The 'Moche' civilization flourished in northern Peru from about 100 C.E. to 800 C.E., during the Cultural periods of Peru. While still the subject of some debate, many scholars contend that the Moche were not politically organized as a monolithic empire or state but rather as a group of autonomous polities that shared a common elite cu...
 culture. The first valleys seem to have joined forces willingly, but Sican
Sican

Sican may refer to:*The Sican Culture in what is now Peru*The Sicani, a people of ancient Sicily...
 was acquired through conquest. They also were significantly influenced by the Cajamarca culture
Cajamarca

Cajamarca may refer to:Colombia*Cajamarca, Tolima a town and municipality in Tolima DepartmentPeru* Cajamarca , city in Peru.* Cajamarca District, district in the Cajamarca province....
 and the Huari. According to legend the capital Chan Chan was founded by Taycanamo who arrived in the area by sea.

Chimor was the last kingdom that had any chance of stopping the Inca
Inca

The Inca civilization began as a tribe in the Cuzco area, where the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac founded the Kingdom of Cuzco around 1200....
. But the Inca conquest was begun in the 1470s by Tupac Inca
Tupac Inca Yupanqui

T?pac Inca Yupanqui was the tenth Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, and fifth of the Hanan dynasty. His father was Pachacuti, and his son was Huayna Capac....
, defeating to the local emperor Minchancaman, descendant of Tacaynamo, and was nearly complete when Huayna Capac
Huayna Capac

Huayna Capac was the eleventh Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire and sixth of the Hanan dynasty. He was the successor to Tupac Inca Yupanqui. His legitimate wife was Coya Cusirimay....
 assumed the throne in 1493 AD.

Their ceramics are all black. They are also known for their exquisite and intricate metal-working, which was one of the most advanced in pre-Columbian times.