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1100
1100
The Inca migrate to Cusco Valley -
1425
1425
Viracocha Inca begins to build the Inca empire. -
1438
1438
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui reigns as the leader of the Inca Empire. -
Period: 1438 to 1471
Pachacuti's reign
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1450
1450
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui founds Machu Picchu in the High Andes. -
1526
1526
A civil war between the Inca leaders Waskar and Atahualpa. Atahualpa wins. -
Period: 1526 to 1532
The Reign of Atahualpa
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Nov 3, 1532
1532
Francisco Pizarro kidnaps Atahualpa -
1533
1533
Atahualpa is executed in the summer of 1533.
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1533
1533
Francisco Pizzaro takes the capital of Cusco and the remaining Inca flee to the jungle village of Vilcabamba. -
Period: 1533 to 1572
Vilcabamba is capital of the Inca Empire
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1572
1572
The Spanish eventually destroy Vilcabamba, and soon the entire historical and cultural legacy of the Inca is destroyed.