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The Incas came into the Andeas and settled.
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Manco Cápac was the legendary first Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco and a figure of Inca mythology.
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TheIncas started building roads very early.
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The Chanca threaten the Inca who where being ruled by their 8th leader, Viracocha Inca at the time. His son, Pachacuti, and his followers conquer the Chanca.
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he Sapa Inca has a council of 4 apus who are each responsible for one-fourth of the empire. These quarters are divided into provinces that are each ruled by a governor.
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Pachacuti conquers more lands by 1470. The empire expands as people decide to follow the Inca rather than fight them. Pachacuti dies in 1471.
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Topa Inca, Pachacuti's son, is now the 10th ruler. He expands the empire about 2,500 miles.
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Huayna Capac becomes the 11th ruler of the Inca. He adds new territories, including what is now Ecuador. He and his son die from smallpox.
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1532 A.D.Huayna Capac leaves two other sons without deciding who will be king. The two fight to see who will rule. Atahuallpa wins
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Explorer Francisco Pizarro sails to the Americas looking for gold. He goes to South America where he finds the Inca. He captures Atahuallpa in Cajamarca. He ransoms the Inca ruler for a room full of gold, but then kills him anyway.
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Pizarro goes to Cuzco and puts Atahuallpa's brother, Manco Inca, in charge of the remaining Inca.
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Manco Inca rebels against the Spaniards. He is killed in 1544. Tupa Amaru becomes the last ruler of the Inca. He is killed in 1572 in Cuzco. The Inca Empire is gone and its vast lands are now ruled by Spain.