Inca Empire

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  • Jan 1, 1150

    Start of Inca Civlization

    Inca Tribe first settles in Cusco region
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Inca Empire founded by Manco Capac

  • Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1438

    Rules of, in order: Manco Capac, Sinchí Roca, Lloque Ypanqui, Mayta Capac, Capac Yupanqui, Inca Roca, Yahuar Huacac, Viracocha Inca

  • Jan 1, 1438

    Pachacuti creates the Tahuantinsuyu

    Pachacuti creates the Tahuantinsuyu
    The Tahuantinsuyu consisted of a central government run by the Inca and four provincial governments (in the NW, NE, SW, and SE), each with seperate leaders.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1438 to Jan 1, 1471

    Rule of Pachacuti

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Qiupu: 15th - 16th Century

    Qiupu: 15th - 16th Century
  • Jan 1, 1463

    Túpac Inca begins conquests to the North

  • Period: Feb 1, 1463 to Feb 1, 1493

    Inca Empire expands rapidly; doubles in size over this period

  • Jan 1, 1471

    Túpac Inca expands empire South into modern-day Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina

  • Period: Jan 1, 1471 to Jan 1, 1493

    Rule of Túpac Inca Yupanqui

    Rule of Túpac Inca Yupanqui
  • Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Jan 1, 1525

    Rule of Huayna Capac

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Golden Llama

  • Jan 1, 1513

    Approximate date of death of two child sacrifices uncovered in 1999

    Approximate date of death of two child sacrifices uncovered in 1999
  • Period: Jan 1, 1525 to Jan 1, 1532

    Rule of Huáscar; Civil War in Incan Empire

  • Period: Jan 1, 1532 to Jan 1, 1533

    Rule of Atahualpa

  • Jan 1, 1533

    Spanish Conquest led by Francisco Pizarro

  • Jan 1, 1533

    Inca Expansion 1438 - 1533

    Inca Expansion 1438 - 1533
  • Jan 1, 1572

    End of Inca Resistance

    Last Inca stronghold conquered by Spain; Túpac Amaru captured and executed by Spanish.
  • Spanish Portrait of Atahualpa: mid-1800's

    Spanish Portrait of Atahualpa: mid-1800's