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These are prehistoric states, listed either based on archaeological evidence or based on their existence at the time of European contact.

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Name	Capital	State type	Existed	Flag
Chiefdom of Ameca	Ameca	Chiefdom	1325–1522 AD
Aymara kingdoms	Various	Kingdoms	1151–1477 AD
Azcapotzalco	Azcapotzalco	Kingdom	995–1428 AD
Aztec Empire	Tenochtitlan	Empire	1428–1521 AD
Cañari	Tumebamba	Tribal Confederacy	500–1533 AD
Chachapoya		Tribal Confederacy	800–1470 AD
Chalco	various	Kingdom	13th century – 1521
Chimor	Chan Chan	Kingdom	900–1470 AD
Cocollán	Cocollan	Chiefdom	1100–1521 AD
Chincha Kingdom		Kingdom	900–1450 AD
Colhuacan	Colhuacan	City-state	717–1521 AD
Kingdom of Cusco	Cusco	Kingdom	1200–1438 AD
Ichma Kingdom	Pachacamac	Kingdom	1100–1469 AD
Inca Empire	Cusco	Empire	1438–1533/72 AD
Iroquois	Onondaga	Tribal Confederacy	1450–1660 AD
Maya	Various	Kingdom City States	2000 BC–900AD
Mississippian culture		various	800–1600 AD
Moche	Moche-Trujillo.	United Independent Polities	100–800 AD
Nazca	Various	Tribal chiefdoms	100 BC–800 AD
Tsenacommacah	Werowocomoco	Tribal Confederacy	16th century–1677 AD
Pueblo	Various	Tribal chiefdoms	12th century BC–14th century AD
Purépecha Empire	Tzintzuntzan	Empire	1300–1530 AD
Quilmes	Quilmes	Chiefdom	850–1500 AD
Teotihuacan Empire	Teotihuacan	Empire	100 BC–8th century AD
Tiwanakun Empire	Tiwanaku	Empire	300–1000 AD
Tlatelolco	Tiwanaku	Empire	1337–1473 AD
Tlaxcala	Tlaxcala	Confederacy	1348–1520 AD
Toltec Empire	Tula	Empire	674–1122 AD
Veracruz	El Tajín	city-states	1200–1438 AD
Xochimilco	Xochimilco	Kingdom	900–1521 AD
Wari Empire	Huari	Empire	500–1100 AD
Zapotec		Kingdom City States	700 BC–1521 AD
Muisca Confederation	Hunza and Bacatá	Tribal Confederacy	~1450–1540 AD
Tairona	Various	Tribal chiefdoms	2nd century BC-16th century AD

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• List of Bronze Age states (c. 3300–1200 BC)
• List of Iron Age states (c. 1200–600 BC)
• List of Classical Age states (c. 600 BC–200 AD)
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