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Atahualpa was born in 1502, he was the younger son of inca ruler huayna capac.
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At Huaynas death,the king the kingdom was divided between his sons.
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The sons of Emperor Huayna, Atahualpa and Huascar, fight over the crown. The Inca Empire fights a civil war for the next five years,that ended in 1532
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Atahualpa defeated Huascar and becomes the emperor
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Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro arrives in Peru. Pizarro captured Atahualpa and holds him for ransom.
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Manco Inca as the new Emperor of the inca empire
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Atahualpa is killed by Francisco Pizarro in 1533
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Manco Inca flees to Vilcabamba and forms an Inca government separate from the Spanish.
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Francisco Pizarro founds the city of Lima, Peru and names it the capital of the region.
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Francisco Pizarro is killed. The Spanish execute the last of the Inca emperors, Tupac Amaru, signaling the end of the Inca Empire.