Inca Empire

Start of Inca Civlization

Jan 1, 1150

Inca Tribe first settles in Cusco region

Inca Empire founded by Manco Capac

Jan 1, 1200

Rules of, in order: Manco Capac, Sinchí Roca, Lloque Ypanqui, Mayta Capac, Capac Yupanqui, Inca Roca, Yahuar Huacac, Viracocha Inca

Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1438

Pachacuti creates the Tahuantinsuyu

Jan 1, 1438

The Tahuantinsuyu consisted of a central government run by the Inca and four provincial governments (in the NW, NE, SW, and SE), each with seperate leaders.

Rule of Pachacuti

Period: Jan 1, 1438 to Jan 1, 1471

Qiupu: 15th - 16th Century

Jan 1, 1450

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Túpac Inca begins conquests to the North

Jan 1, 1463

Inca Empire expands rapidly; doubles in size over this period

Period: Feb 1, 1463 to Feb 1, 1493

Túpac Inca expands empire South into modern-day Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina

Jan 1, 1471

Rule of Túpac Inca Yupanqui

Period: Jan 1, 1471 to Jan 1, 1493

Rule of Túpac Inca Yupanqui

Rule of Huayna Capac

Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Jan 1, 1525

Golden Llama

Jan 1, 1500

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Approximate date of death of two child sacrifices uncovered in 1999

Jan 1, 1513

Link to Images of Mummified Bodies

Rule of Huáscar; Civil War in Incan Empire

Period: Jan 1, 1525 to Jan 1, 1532

Rule of Atahualpa

Period: Jan 1, 1532 to Jan 1, 1533

Spanish Conquest led by Francisco Pizarro

Jan 1, 1533

Inca Expansion 1438 - 1533

Jan 1, 1533

End of Inca Resistance

Jan 1, 1572

Last Inca stronghold conquered by Spain; Túpac Amaru captured and executed by Spanish.

Spanish Portrait of Atahualpa: mid-1800's

Jan 1, 1800

More portraits at Brooklyn Museum Online