Li Ang vs Tizoc

Li Ang conspired with Chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to massacre the powerful eunuch faction. The plot failed when eunuchs discovered the ambush. They retaliated by killing many officials and placing Li Ang under effective house arrest.

After the Sweet Dew Incident, the eunuch faction led by Qiu Shiliang gained complete control over the imperial court. They controlled the emperor's communications, appointed officials, and even decided succession, reducing Li Ang to a figurehead.

Li Ang died in 840, possibly poisoned by eunuchs. His reign was marked by his inability to govern independently, and his death further entrenched eunuch control over the Tang court.

Tizoc succeeded his brother Axayacatl as the seventh tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. His coronation was marked by a limited military campaign to capture victims for sacrifice, but the campaign yielded few prisoners, signaling weakness.

Tizoc launched a military campaign against the Matlatzinca people of the Toluca Valley. The campaign resulted in few captives and was considered a failure, damaging Tizoc's reputation and the Aztec military's prestige.

Tizoc commissioned the carving of a large stone monument, known as the Stone of Tizoc, depicting his military victories and those of his predecessors. The stone, now in the National Museum of Anthropology, served as a propaganda tool to bolster his image.

Tizoc died under suspicious circumstances, possibly poisoned by his own nobles or by his successor Ahuitzotl. His death ended a short and ineffective reign, and he was succeeded by his brother Ahuitzotl, who restored Aztec military dominance.