{{Infobox Monarch
| name =Axayacatl
| title =[[Hueyi Tlatoani|Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan]]
| image =[[Image:Axayacatl.jpg|170px]]
| caption =Axayacatl as depicted in the [[Codex Azcatitlan]]
| reign =[[1469]] – [[1481]]
| othertitles =
| predecessor =[[Moctezuma I]]
| successor =[[Tízoc]]
| father =
| mother =
| date of death =[[1481]]
|}}
'''Axayacatl''' (pron. {ah-sha-ya-ka'-tl} - the name means "Water-mask" or "Water-face") was a ruler (''[[tlatoani]]'') of the [[Mesoamerican chronology|Postclassic]] [[Mesoamerica]]n [[Aztec|Aztec Empire]] and city of [[Tenochtitlán]], who reigned from [[1469]] to [[1481]].

He is chiefly remembered for subjugating [[Tlatelolco]], Tenochtitlán's sister city, in [[1473]]. Using as a pretext the insulting behavior of a few Tlatelolcan citizens, he invaded his neighbor, killed its ruler, [[Moquihuix]], and replaced him with a military governor. The Tlatelolcans lost any voice they had in forming Aztec policy. It is also important that the Great Sun Stone, also known as the Aztec Calendar, was carved under his leadership.

He was preceded on the throne by [[Moctezuma I]] and followed by his brother [[Tizoc|Tízoc]] in [[1481]].

[[Image:Aztecexpansion.png|thumb|left|500px| Map showing territorial expansions of the Aztec Empire under each of the Aztec rulers. Expansions during the reign of Axayacatl are indicated in blue.<ref>Map based on Hassig (1988)</ref>]]

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==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book|last=Davies |first=Nigel |year=1980 |title=The Aztecs |edition=2nd Edition|location=Norman |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press}}
*{{cite book|last=Davies |first=Nigel |year=1987 |title=The Aztec Empire: The Toltec Resurgence |location=Norman |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press}}
*{{cite book |last=Hassig |first=Ross |year=1988 |title=Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |location=Norman |id=ISBN 0-8061-2121-1}}
*{{cite book |last=Townsend |first=Richard F. |year=2000 |title=The Aztecs |edition=revised ed. |publisher=Thames and Hudson |location=London |id=ISBN 0-500-28132-7}}
*{{cite book |last = Weaver |first = Muriel Porter | year = 1993 | title = The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica | edition = 3rd ed. | publisher = Academic Press | location = San Diego | id = ISBN 0-01-263999-0}}

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title=[[Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan]]|
years=1469&ndash;1481|
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after=[[Tizoc]]}}
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