Cuitláhuac
1476 CE–1520 CE · Tenochtitlan
Cuitláhuac, a brother of Moctezuma II and lord of Iztapalapa, became the tenth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan in 1520. He led the Mexica in driving the Spanish and their allies from the city during the retreat later called the 'Noche Triste,' rallying a determined resistance. His reign lasted only about eighty days before he died in the smallpox epidemic that swept the capital, a blow that gravely weakened the Mexica defense.
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- Cacamatzin· 1483 CE–1520 CE
- Cosijoeza· –1529 CE
- Moctezuma II (Xocoyotzin)· 1466 CE–1520 CE
- Askia Muhammad I· –1538 CE
- Huayna Capac· –1527 CE
- Ibrahim Lodi· –1526 CE
- Shah Ismail I· 1487 CE–1524 CE
- Vasili III· 1479 CE–1533 CE
- Babur· 1483 CE–1530 CE
- Afonso I of Kongo· –1543 CE
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