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1100
The Inca Migrate to Cuzco Valley
Manco Capac leads the Incas to the valley and the Incas establish their capital at Cuzco. -
1450
Machu Picchu is Founded
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui builds Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains. -
Period: 1471 to 1493
Reign of Inca Tupac Yupanqui
This great ruler doubled the size of the Inca Empire through his military campains. -
1510
The Inca Abandon Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, a famous mountain settlement, is abandoned. -
Period: 1526 to 1532
Civil War
Inca leaders Waskar and Atahualpa start a civil war for who will rule the empire. Atahualpa wins. -
1533
Cuzco Falls
Francisco Pizzaro conquers Cuzco, the capital of the Incan Empire.