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tupac inca yupanqui. pachacuti's son. becomes emeperor. he will greatly expand the inca empire.
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emperor tupac defeats the chuma empire and their lands become part of the inca empire.
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Emperor Tupac defeats the Chuma Empire and their lands become part of the Inca Empire.
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HUAYNA CAPAC TUPACS SON becomes emperor the inca empire will reach its peak under the reign of huayna capac
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Huayna Capac, Tupac's son, becomes emperor. The Inca Empire will reach its peak under the reign of Huayna Capac.
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emperor or huayna capac dies from a plague. this was likely smallpox
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The sons of Emperor Huayna, Atahualpa and Huascar, fight over the crown. The Inca Empire fights a civil war for the next five years.
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Emperor Huayna Capac dies from a plague. This was likely smallpox brought by the Spanish conquistadors. A large portion of the Inca population will die from smallpox and other diseases over the next several years.
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Atahualpa defeats Huascar and becomes the emperor. At the same time, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro arrives in Peru. Pizarro captures Atahualpa and holds him for ransom.
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The Spanish execute Atahualpa and install Manco Inca as Emperor.
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Francisco Pizarro founds the city of Lima, Peru and names it the capital of the region.
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Manco Inca flees to Vilcabamba and forms an Inca government separate from the Spanish.
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Francisco Pizarro is killed.
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The Spanish execute the last of the Inca emperors, Tupac Amaru, signaling the end of the Inca Empire.