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1110
establish their capital at Cuzco.
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1425
Viracocha Inca begins to build the Inca empire.
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Period: 1425 to 1532
The Inca Empire flourishes in South America.
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1438
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui defeats the Chancas to control the Cuzco Valley and further expand the Inca empire.
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1438
Pachacunti Inca Yupanqui begins a rebuilding programme in the Inca capital of Cuzco.
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Period: 1438 to 1471
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui reigns as the leader of the Inca Empire.
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1450
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui founds Machu Picchu in the High Andes.
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1470
The Incas conquer the Chimu civilization based at Chan Chan.
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Period: 1471 to 1493
Reign of Inca Tupac Yupanqui who doubles the size of the Inca Empire
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Period: 1471 to 1493
The sacred site of Pachacamac is taken over by the Incas.
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Period: 1493 to 1526
Huayna Capac reigns as Inca leader and constructs fortresses, religious temples and roads throughout the empire.
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1510
The Inca abandon the settlement of Machu Picchu.
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Period: 1526 to 1532
Civil war between the Inca leaders Waskar and Atahualpa. Atahualpa wins.
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1530
The Inca empire reaches its greatest extent.
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1532
Francsico Pizarro and the Spanish conquistadors arrive in South America.
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Period: 1532 to 1533
Reign of Inca ruler Atahualpa.
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Nov 16, 1532
Battle of Cajamarca where the Inca leader Atahualpa is captured and held for ransom by Spanish forces led by Francisco Pizarro.
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Jul 26, 1533
The Inca leader Atahualpa is executed.
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Nov 15, 1533
Francisco Pizarro takes the Inca capital of Cuzco.
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Jan 18, 1535
Francsico Pizarro founds Lima (Ciudad de Los Reyes) as the capital of Spanish Peru.
