Timeline: Inca Empire | Timetoast

Jan 1, 1150

Start of Inca Civlization

Inca Tribe first settles in Cusco region
Jan 1, 1200

Inca Empire founded by Manco Capac
Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1438

Rules of, in order: Manco Capac, Sinchí Roca, Lloque Ypanqui, Mayta Capac, Capac Yupanqui, Inca Roca, Yahuar Huacac, Viracocha Inca
Jan 1, 1438

Pachacuti creates the Tahuantinsuyu

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.
Period: Jan 1, 1438 to Jan 1, 1471

Rule of Pachacuti
Jan 1, 1450

Qiupu: 15th - 16th Century

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Jan 1, 1463

Túpac Inca begins conquests to the North
Period: Feb 1, 1463 to Feb 1, 1493

Inca Empire expands rapidly; doubles in size over this period
Jan 1, 1471

Túpac Inca expands empire South into modern-day Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina
Period: Jan 1, 1471 to Jan 1, 1493

Rule of Túpac Inca Yupanqui

Rule of Túpac Inca Yupanqui
Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Jan 1, 1525

Rule of Huayna Capac
Jan 1, 1500

Golden Llama

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Jan 1, 1513

Approximate date of death of two child sacrifices uncovered in 1999

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Period: Jan 1, 1525 to Jan 1, 1532

Rule of Huáscar; Civil War in Incan Empire
Period: Jan 1, 1532 to Jan 1, 1533

Rule of Atahualpa
Jan 1, 1533

Spanish Conquest led by Francisco Pizarro
Jan 1, 1533

Inca Expansion 1438 - 1533
Jan 1, 1572

End of Inca Resistance

Last Inca stronghold conquered by Spain; Túpac Amaru captured and executed by Spanish.
Jan 1, 1800

Spanish Portrait of Atahualpa: mid-1800's

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