Inca Empire

  • Finding Cusco
    1200

    Finding Cusco

    Manco Capac led the Inca to the Cuzco valley, and there they made their capital, Cuzco.
  • Pachucati becomes Sapa Inca
    1438

    Pachucati becomes Sapa Inca

    Ruler of the Inca, Viracocha flees when a neighboring city Chanka tried to take over, but Pachucati, one of his sons, stepped in helping the Inca stay in power. The Incas' control over the Cuzco valley grew with the victory.
  • Period: 1493 to 1526

    Huayna Capac Rules

    Huayna Capac becomes Sapa Inca and builds roads, religious temples, and fortresses throughout the empire.
  • Period: 1526 to 1532

    Inca Civil War

    Huayna Capac died along with many others including his heir when European travelers gave them diseases. This ignited a civil war between two of the remaining brothers, Waskar and Atuhaualpa, for control of the Inca empire.
  • End of the Inca Empire
    1532

    End of the Inca Empire

    Atahualpa just won the civil war making him the leader of the Inca. Then, Francisco Pizzaro and his band of Spanish conquistadors overwhelmed the Inca with horses and guns despite being outnumbered. After, they killed the king, and the empire was no more.