Incan Timeline

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  • Settlement in Cusco Valley
    1200

    Settlement in Cusco Valley

    This began the Rise of the Kingdom of Cusco.
  • Pachacuti gains power
    1438

    Pachacuti gains power

    After defending Cusco Pachacuti began to transform the Inca Kindgdom into a vast Empire.
  • The empire reaches full extent under Huayna Capac
    1525

    The empire reaches full extent under Huayna Capac

    The Incan Empire has now expanded into modern day Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador.
  • Civil war Began
    1526

    Civil war Began

    Incan leaders Huascar and Atahualpa start a Civil War, causing the empire to weaken.
  • Civil War Ends
    1532

    Civil War Ends

    After the death of Inca Leader Huayna Capac, his two sons began fighting over power causing a civil war.
  • Pizarro Arrives in Cusco
    1532

    Pizarro Arrives in Cusco

    Nearing the end of the Civil War Pizarro and his forces arrived in Cuzco, soon attempting to take over the Empire.
  • Atahualpa is captured at the Battle of Cajamarca.
    Nov 16, 1532

    Atahualpa is captured at the Battle of Cajamarca.

    Inca Empire was severely outnumbered resulting in a massacre and the capturing of Atahualpa and was a turning point of the Spanish Conquest.
  • Atahualpa was executed
    Jul 26, 1533

    Atahualpa was executed

    The last Emperor Atahualpa was strangled to death after he had paid a massive ransom of gold and silver.
  • Pizarro overruled Cusco
    Nov 15, 1533

    Pizarro overruled Cusco

    Pizarro invaded the city of Cuzco and installed forces all throughout the city
  • 1537

    Manco Inca led rebellion against the Spanish

  • The Final Inca Resistance was Crushed
    1572

    The Final Inca Resistance was Crushed

    Once Túpac Amaru was captured and killed, it officially ended all Inca resistance to the Spanish.