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Name: Inca Empire

Type: Polity

Start: 1439 AD

End: 1533 AD

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Was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. It controlled large territories of modern-day Peru, Chile and Ecuador. It was centered in Cusco. The Empire was conquered by Spanish conquistadores.

Establishment


  • January 1439: In 1438, the Incas began a far-reaching expansion under the command of Sapa Inca (paramount leader) Pachacuti-Cusi Yupanqui, whose name literally meant "earth-shaker". The name of Pachacuti was given to him after he conquered the Tribe of Chancas (modern Apurímac).
  • Chronology


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    1. Spanish wars of colonization in the Americas


    Were a series of expeditions and military campaigns by Spanish conquistadores and discoverers to conquer territories in central and southern America.

    1.1.Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

    Were a series of Spanish military campaigns to conquer the Inca Empire, that controlled modern-day Peru.

  • January 1533: The Battle of Cajamarca on November 16, 1532, ended the Inca Empire and gave Spain control of Peru, then the wealthiest region of Latin America.
  • August 1533: The Spaniards executed Inca emperor Atahualpa in August 1533 and annexed the Inca Empire.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1533: The Battle of Cajamarca on November 16, 1532, ended the Inca Empire and gave Spain control of Peru, then the wealthiest region of Latin America.
  • August 1533: The Spaniards executed Inca emperor Atahualpa in August 1533 and annexed the Inca Empire.
  • Selected Sources


  • Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, p.170
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