Toltec, Nahuatl-speaking tribe who held sway over what is now central Mexico from the 10th to the 12th century ce.

When did the Toltec empire begin and end?

The Ancient Toltec civilization dominated present-day central Mexico from their capital city of Tollan (Tula). The civilization flourished from around 900-1150 A.D. when Tula was destroyed.

Where in Mexico did the Toltecs live?

The Toltec culture (/ˈtɒltɛk/) is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico in the early post-classic period of Mesoamerican chronology (ca. 900–1521 AD).