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Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire.

Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford" rel="noopener" data-v-5c4241df>University of Oxford (accessed 2026-10-05)
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_Empire" rel="noopener" data-v-5c4241df>Aztec Empire (accessed 2026-10-05)
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitlan" rel="noopener" data-v-5c4241df>Tenochtitlan (accessed 2026-10-05)

Teaching took place in Oxford around 1096; the Aztec Empire only arose in 1428.

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Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

Teaching took place in Oxford as early as 1096. The Aztecs only founded their capital Tenochtitlan around 1325, and their empire arose in 1428.