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1200
The beginning of the Inca civilization
The Incas settle in Cusco Valley -
1493
The peak of the Inca
The Incan civilization had 12 million people and extended from the border of Ecuador and Columbia to Santiago, Chile. -
1526
Smallpox came to the Inca empire.
The smallpox epidemic was brought to the Inca empire by Spanish conquistadors. The native people had no resistance to it. -
1532
The Inca War
Half brothers Huáscar and Atahualpa went to war over the throne. Atahualpa eventually won the battle. This war greatly weakened the empire. -
1533
Decline of the Inca civilization