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1200
Beginning of the Inca Empire
The Inca tribe, led by Manco Capac, founded the city of Cuzco in the Cuzco Valley region. -
1438
Inca begins to expand their empire under Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui's rule
He does this by conquering nearby tribes and reorganizing the government into the aTawantinsuyu and builds the city of Machu Picchu. -
1525
Plague brought by Spanish kills the emperor
The emperor Huayna Capac most likely died from smallpox and later a large portion of the Inca was believed to have died the same way. -
1572
The Spanish execute the last of the Inca emperors
The last of the Inca emperors were Atahualpa and Tupac Amaru. -
1572
End of the Inca empire.
The end of the Inca Empire was signaled by the executions.