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The Inca Empire

  • Beginning of Inca Empire
    1100

    Beginning of Inca Empire

    The first Sapa Inca, Monco Capac, established the capital at Cuzco.
  • Defeat of the Chanka Tribe
    1438

    Defeat of the Chanka Tribe

    Lead by Pachacuti, the military forces of the Inca defeated the Chanka tribe
  • Machu Picchu
    1450

    Machu Picchu

    Pachacuti, the Sapa Inca, founds the estate of Machu Picchu in the peaks of the Andes Mountains
  • Civil War
    1526

    Civil War

    Because Huayna Capac and his heir had died, his last two sons fought over the throne. Atahualpa won and became Sapa Inca instead of Huascar. This war, However, reduced the empire to much less than what it was.
  • End of the Inca Empire
    1533

    End of the Inca Empire

    Pizzaro and his conquistadors killed the majority of the Inca using their guns and horse, which the Inca had never seen. The remaining Inca died of new diseases.