Inca forces

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armed forces of a pre-Columbian empire military forces

Inca forces were the military units of the Inca Empire, composed of well-organized, often conscripted soldiers who defended and expanded the empire across the Andean region.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Inca Empire loyalists 1
Inca armies 1
Inca army 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces of a pre-Columbian empire ⓘ
military forces ⓘ
associatedWith Atahualpa ⓘ
Huascar ⓘ
Huayna Capac ⓘ
Topa Inca Yupanqui ⓘ
surface form: Tupac Inca Yupanqui
basedOn mit’a labor system ⓘ
commandedBy Inca generals ⓘ
Sapa Inca ⓘ
commandStructure centralized hierarchy ⓘ
composedOf conscripted soldiers ⓘ
nobility officers ⓘ
professional warriors ⓘ
subject peoples ⓘ
country Inca Empire ⓘ
engagedWith Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
hadSymbol Inca royal standard ⓘ
historicalPeriod 15th century ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ
languageOfCommand Quechua ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Cajamarca ⓘ
Siege of Cuzco ⓘ
operatedIn Andes ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
organizedAs decimal military system ⓘ
organizedInto units of 1,000 soldiers ⓘ
units of 10 soldiers ⓘ
units of 10,000 soldiers ⓘ
units of 100 soldiers ⓘ
partOf Inca Empire ⓘ
recruitedFrom ayllu communities ⓘ
subject ethnic groups ⓘ
religion Andean mythology ⓘ
surface form: Inca religion
requiredServiceFrom adult males ⓘ
supportedBy state logistics system ⓘ
storehouses (qollqas) ⓘ
trainingIncluded formation drills ⓘ
physical conditioning ⓘ
weapons practice ⓘ
usedArmor breastplates ⓘ
helmets ⓘ
padded cotton armor ⓘ
wooden shields ⓘ
usedBy Inca Empire ⓘ
usedFor border defense ⓘ
defense of the empire ⓘ
internal control ⓘ
suppression of rebellions ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ
usedInfrastructure Inca causeways ⓘ
surface form: Inca road system

rope bridges ⓘ
tambos (way stations) ⓘ
usedTactic encirclement maneuvers ⓘ
high-ground advantage ⓘ
mass infantry formations ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
usedWeapon axe ⓘ
bolas ⓘ
bow and arrow ⓘ
macana club ⓘ
sling ⓘ
spear ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Cuzco → combatant → Inca forces ⓘ
Siege of Cuzco → belligerentSide → Inca forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca Empire loyalists
Inca Civil War → hasParticipant → Inca forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca military
Battle of the Maule → hasParticipant → Inca forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca army
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto → opponent → Inca forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca resistance forces
Inca tambos → served → Inca forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca armies