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==Early Life and Education==

Topilpopoca was born on May 17, 1948 in the Xiomeran capital of [[Tlālacuetztla]]. His father was Cihuaxahual, a General in the Imperial Army of great renown and military skill. His mother was Mizlaloni, the oldest daughter of a family with ancestral ties to rulers of the pre-Imperial city-state of Huitzitaca.

From an early age, Topilpopoca would be raised with high expectations. As the son of both a prominent military family and the descendent of pre-Imperial nobility, his path was essentially pre-destined.

Topilpopoca attended the Special Calmecac Montelin #1, widely considered the best primary and secondary school in the country. Upon earning early graduation, he entered the Imperial Military Academy in January 1964. This was at the peak of Xiomera's involvement in the [[Great War]], and Topilpopoca was expected to join Imperial forces after graduation in what was expected to be glorious conquest. However, in 1966, Emperor Zuitotoa was overthrown and Xiomera negotiated its exit from the war rather than face defeat on the battlefield.

The new Emperor, Xiucona, spared Topilpopoca's father Cihuaxahual from the fate of other Xiomeran war leaders because of their mutual ties from Imperial Army service. Cihuaxahual was also spared because his tactical brillance had been the only thing that had spared Xiomera from total defeat. This would prove to be fortunate for Topilpopoca as well. He was allowed to remain in the Academy, graduating in 1967 and entering the postwar Imperial Army as a second lieutenant.