Lady Six Monkey (Mixtec: ''Ñuñuu Dzico-Coo-Yodzo''; 1073-1100), was a queen regnant of the
Mixtec city State of
Huachino in 1090-1100. She was the ruler of Huachino as the co-ruler of her spouse, king
Lord Eleven Wind
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of Huachino. She was also the heir to the throne of the city state of
Jaltepec
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, as the daughter of queen regnant
Lady Nine Wind
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of Jaltepec, in 1073-1100, but she died before she could succeed her mother. She is described in many contemporary documents, notably the
Codex Selden.
References
Bibliography
*Elin Sand:
Woman Ruler: Woman Rule'
* Robert Lloyd Williams,
Lord Eight Wind of Suchixtlan and the Heroes of Ancient Oaxaca: Reading'
*
Mesoamerican Manuscripts: New Scientific Approaches and Interpretations'
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1100 deaths
1073 births
11th-century women rulers
Mixtec people