Tenochititlán (English spelling)

Japanese: Tenochititlán(英語表記)Tenochititlan
Tenochititlán (English spelling)

...This legend is symbolically depicted on the Mexican flag. The Aztecs conquered the surrounding tribes, developed into a great empire that collected tribute from 371 subordinate cities, and built the magnificent city of Tenochtitlan on an island on Lake Texcoco in the mid-14th century. Several embankments were built across the lake to connect the island to the lakeshore, and a great pyramid, the stage for the theocracy, rose in the central square. The population is said to have been about 200,000 to 300,000.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Tenochititlán" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この伝説はメキシコの国旗の図柄に象徴的に描かれている。アステカ族は周辺部族を征服し,371の従属都市から貢納を集める大帝国に発展し,14世紀半ばにテスココ湖上に浮かぶ島に壮大な都市テノチティトランTenochititlánを建設した。湖には数本の堤道が築かれて島と湖岸とを結び,中央広場には神権政治の舞台である大ピラミッドがそびえ,人口は約20万~30万を数えたといわれる。…

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