Hiripan was the third

Cazonci 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 The State of Mexico, offici ...

of the Irechikwa Ts'intsuntsani in

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, in what is now

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. He was the nephew of

Tariácuri Tariácuri (fl. ca. 1350–1390) was a culture hero of the Purépecha people and one of the foremost rulers of the Purépecha Empire. Traditionally hailed as the state's founder, Tariácuri is credited with growing the Purépecha Empire from an ...

. It is unknown when his rule began, but it ended around ~C.E.1435.

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