Inca By shyannwardlaw 1110 establish their capital at Cuzco. 1425 Viracocha Inca begins to build the Inca empire. Period: 1425 to 1532 The Inca Empire flourishes in South America. 1438 Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui defeats the Chancas to control the Cuzco Valley and further expand the Inca empire. 1438 Pachacunti Inca Yupanqui begins a rebuilding programme in the Inca capital of Cuzco. Period: 1438 to 1471 Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui reigns as the leader of the Inca Empire. 1450 Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui founds Machu Picchu in the High Andes. 1470 The Incas conquer the Chimu civilization based at Chan Chan. Period: 1471 to 1493 Reign of Inca Tupac Yupanqui who doubles the size of the Inca Empire Period: 1471 to 1493 The sacred site of Pachacamac is taken over by the Incas. Period: 1493 to 1526 Huayna Capac reigns as Inca leader and constructs fortresses, religious temples and roads throughout the empire. 1510 The Inca abandon the settlement of Machu Picchu. Period: 1526 to 1532 Civil war between the Inca leaders Waskar and Atahualpa. Atahualpa wins. 1530 The Inca empire reaches its greatest extent. 1532 Francsico Pizarro and the Spanish conquistadors arrive in South America. Period: 1532 to 1533 Reign of Inca ruler Atahualpa. Nov 16, 1532 Battle of Cajamarca where the Inca leader Atahualpa is captured and held for ransom by Spanish forces led by Francisco Pizarro. Jul 26, 1533 The Inca leader Atahualpa is executed. Nov 15, 1533 Francisco Pizarro takes the Inca capital of Cuzco. Jan 18, 1535 Francsico Pizarro founds Lima (Ciudad de Los Reyes) as the capital of Spanish Peru.
