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Irecha was the title held by the ruler of the Purépecha Empire, which existed from the 14th to 16th centuries in the area of the modern states of Michoacán, Guerrero, Jalisco, Guanajuato, and the State of Mexico, briefly holding areas of Colima at its zenith.

The Wakusïcha

Pawakume, T'ikatame, and Karapu are recognized irechecha in a few sources, though their reigns all precede the formation of the Irechikwa by about three centuries. Whether they actually held the title or if this is a posthumous addition by indigenous authors remains unknown, as they are credited as ancestral forebears of the empire.

Later members of the Wakusïcha line are not called irecha until Tarhiakurhi.

References

1. Montes de Oca, Pedro (1579). Acuña, René (ed.). Relación de Tiripitio (in Spanish) (2nd ed.) (published 2017). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. Lienzo de Nahuatzen, c. 1600
3. "Cazonci". Relación de Michoacán (in Spanish). El Colegio de Michoacán. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
4. "Detalle", Lienzo de Pátzcuaro/Carapan II
5. Roskamp, Hans (Spring 2000). Uacús Thicátame y la fundación de Carapan: nuevo documento en lengua P'urhépecha (PDF). Vol. 21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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