Irecha (title)

Irecha of Purépecha Empire
Details
First monarchTarhiakurhi
Last monarchTanhaxwani II
Formationc. 1350s
Abolition1530
ResidenceP'atskwarhu (c. 1350s-c. 1420s)

Jiwatsï (c. 1420s-c. 1435)

Ts'intsuntsani (c. 1435 onwards)
AppointerCouncil of Nobles

Irecha was the title held by the ruler of the Purépecha Empire,[1][2] which existed from the 14th to 16th centuries in the area of the modern states of Michoacán, Guerrero, Jalisco, Guanajuato, and the State of Mexico, briefly holding areas of Colima at its zenith.[3]

  1. ^ Montes de Oca, Pedro (1579). Acuña, René (ed.). Relación de Tiripitio (in Spanish) (2nd ed.) (published 2017). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Lienzo de Nahuatzen, c. 1600
  3. ^ "Cazonci". Relación de Michoacán (in Spanish). El Colegio de Michoacán. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved February 23, 2012.