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By the 16th
century the seven original calpulli had
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expanded from
kinship groups to become
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residential
groupings including neighbors, allies,
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and dependents.
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The calpulli
performed vital local functions in
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distributing land
and labor and maintaining
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temples and
schools.
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During wars they
organized military units.
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Calpulli were
governed by councils of family
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heads, but all
families were not equal.
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During Aztec
expansion a class of nobility (pipiltin)
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had emerged from
privileged families in the most
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distinguished
calpulli.
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