Inca Timeline

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  • Capital City
    1200

    Capital City

    Cuzco or Cusco was established.
  • Empire
    1438

    Empire

    Pachacuti begins his reign after defeating the Chancas.
  • Conquerors
    1471

    Conquerors

    Pachacuti and his son, Tupac Inca Yupanqui, conquered the Chimu kingdom, expanding the empire into Ecuador.
  • Successors
    1493

    Successors

    Tupac Inca Yupanqui succeeds Pachacuti. Tupac chooses his successor to be his son, Huanya Capac.
  • War Breaks Out
    1525

    War Breaks Out

    Huanya Capac dies, sparking a civil war between his sons Huascar and Atahualpa.
  • Friend or Foe
    1532

    Friend or Foe

    Francis Pizarro and the Spanish conquistadors arrive in South America.
  • Prisoners of War
    Nov 16, 1532

    Prisoners of War

    Pizarro captures Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.
  • Execution
    Jul 26, 1533

    Execution

    Atahualpa is executed by the Spanish.
  • A New Era
    Nov 15, 1533

    A New Era

    Pizarro takes the Incan capital, Cuzco.
  • Demise
    1572

    Demise

    The last Inca leader, Tupac Amaru, was captured and executed, bringing the Neo-Inca state to an end.