Chimor was the political grouping of the Chimú culture. The culture arose about 900 CE, succeeding the Moche culture, and was later conquered by the Inca emperor Topa Inca Yupanqui around 1470, fifty years before the arrival of the Spanish in the region. Chimor was the largest kingdom in the Late Intermediate Period, encompassing 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of coastline.
Chimú Tapestry Shirt, 1400–1540, Camelid fiber and cotton - Dumbarton Oaks
Chimú Piece, Imperial Epoch, 1300–1532 Larco Museum Collection
Gold adornments of the Chimú dated to about 1300 - Larco Museum
Chimú vessel representing a fisherman on a caballito de totora (reed watercraft), 1100–1400 - Museum of the Americas (Madrid)
The Moche civilization flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru from about 100 to 700 AD during the Regional Development Epoch. While this issue is the subject of some debate, many scholars contend that the Moche were not politically organized as a monolithic empire or state. Rather, they were likely a group of autonomous polities that shared a common culture, as seen in the rich iconography and monumental architecture that survives today.
Moche culture
Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun), Moche cultural capital, 4 km (2 mi) south of the modern city of Trujillo
Moche portrait vessel, Musée du quai Branly, Paris
Resting deer, Larco Museum Collection, Lima