Irecha was the title held by the ruler of the

Purépecha Empire The Purépecha Empire, also known by the term Iréchikwa, was a polity in pre-Columbian Mexico. Its territory roughly covered the geographic area of the present-day Mexican state of Michoacán, as well as parts of Guanajuato, Guerrero, and Ja ...

, which existed from the 14th to the 16th centuries in the area of the modern mexican states of Michoacán,

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, Jalisco, Guanajuato, and the State of Mexico.

The Wakusïcha

Pawakume, T'ikatame, and Karapu are all recognized as ''irecha'' in a few sources, though they precede the formation of the Irechikwa by about three centuries. However, the three are credited as ancestral forebearers of it; whether they actually held the title or if this is a posthumous addition by indigenous authors remains unknown. Regardless, later members of the Wakusïcha line are not recognized in this manner until Tarhiakurhi.

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