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The Inca Empire

By pierce.markowitz1
  • The Inca Migrate to Cuzco Valley
    1100

    The Inca Migrate to Cuzco Valley

    Manco Capac leads the Incas to the valley and the Incas establish their capital at Cuzco.
  • Machu Picchu is Founded
    1450

    Machu Picchu is Founded

    Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui builds Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.
  • Period: 1471 to 1493

    Reign of Inca Tupac Yupanqui

    This great ruler doubled the size of the Inca Empire through his military campains.
  • The Inca Abandon Machu Picchu
    1510

    The Inca Abandon Machu Picchu

    Machu Picchu, a famous mountain settlement, is abandoned.
  • Period: 1526 to 1532

    Civil War

    Inca leaders Waskar and Atahualpa start a civil war for who will rule the empire. Atahualpa wins.
  • Cuzco Falls
    1533

    Cuzco Falls

    Francisco Pizzaro conquers Cuzco, the capital of the Incan Empire.