How did conquering land the aztecs gain, consolidate, and/or maintain power

military force and the convincing the people.

We know this is the answer due to what history has shown us. to conquer in the first place, you need a strong military force and to keep it, the people you are ruling have to agree.

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An aristocracy would need to be bought out or give consent since no one man can dominate others without help from those who have a monopoly on wealth and power, but at some point others with such power/wealth would have to recognize the legitimacy of the rule of one of their number for it to work.

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