Chimor (also
Kingdom of Chimor) was the political grouping of the
Chimú culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru, beginning around 850 and ending around 1470. Chimor was the largest kingdom in the
Late Intermediate period, encompassing 1000 km of coastline. The greatest surviving ruin of this civilization is the city of
Chan Chan located 4 km northwest of the modern
Trujillo, Peru.