chiefdom · South America

Collique

1100 CE – 1470 CE (approx.) · capital Collique

A lordship of the lower Chillón valley that controlled water and farmland north of modern Lima before falling to the Incas.

Origins

Collique, or the Señorío de Colli, was one of several lordships that emerged on the central coast of Peru after the decline of Wari influence around 1100. It controlled the lower and middle Chillón valley, with a fortified centre at Collique in the modern district of Comas.

Rule and society

The lords of Collique controlled key irrigation canals in the Chillón valley and fortified their centre with walls. Their territory bordered Ychsma to the south. The economy relied on irrigation farming of maize, cotton and fruits and on exchange with highland groups such as the Canta, with whom they fought for control of coca fields at Quivi.

Decline and legacy

Around 1470 the Incas conquered Collique after a siege, and its lord was reportedly killed. The valley was then governed through Inca administration and later became part of Spanish Lima.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Collique. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/collique
MLA
“Collique.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/collique. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Collique.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/collique.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Collique’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/collique (Accessed: ).

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