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1100
Beginning of Inca Empire
The first Sapa Inca, Monco Capac, established the capital at Cuzco. -
1438
Defeat of the Chanka Tribe
Lead by Pachacuti, the military forces of the Inca defeated the Chanka tribe -
1450
Machu Picchu
Pachacuti, the Sapa Inca, founds the estate of Machu Picchu in the peaks of the Andes Mountains -
1526
Civil War
Because Huayna Capac and his heir had died, his last two sons fought over the throne. Atahualpa won and became Sapa Inca instead of Huascar. This war, However, reduced the empire to much less than what it was. -
1533
End of the Inca Empire
Pizzaro and his conquistadors killed the majority of the Inca using their guns and horse, which the Inca had never seen. The remaining Inca died of new diseases.