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The Inca Empire

  • Beginning of the Inca Empire
    1200

    Beginning of the Inca Empire

    The Inca tribe, led by Manco Capac, founded the city of Cuzco in the Cuzco Valley region.
  • Inca begins to expand their empire under Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui's rule
    1438

    Inca begins to expand their empire under Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui's rule

    He does this by conquering nearby tribes and reorganizing the government into the aTawantinsuyu and builds the city of Machu Picchu.
  • Plague brought by Spanish kills the emperor
    1525

    Plague brought by Spanish kills the emperor

    The emperor Huayna Capac most likely died from smallpox and later a large portion of the Inca was believed to have died the same way.
  • The Spanish execute the last of the Inca emperors
    1572

    The Spanish execute the last of the Inca emperors

    The last of the Inca emperors were Atahualpa and Tupac Amaru.
  • End of the Inca empire.
    1572

    End of the Inca empire.

    The end of the Inca Empire was signaled by the executions.