Inca Civil War
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The Inca Civil War was a dynastic conflict in the early 16th century between rival brothers Atahualpa and Huáscar that weakened the Inca Empire just before the Spanish conquest.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inca Civil War canonical | 2 |
| Cuzco War of Succession | 1 |
| Inca Civil War against Huáscar | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
ⓘ
dynastic conflict ⓘ war of succession ⓘ |
| combatantLeader |
Atahualpa
ⓘ
Huáscar ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Atahualpa
ⓘ
Huáscar ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
facilitation of Spanish conquest
ⓘ
fragmentation of Inca political authority ⓘ weakening of Inca military power ⓘ |
| endedWith | execution of many of Huáscar's supporters ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Cajamarca
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ capture of Atahualpa by Francisco Pizarro ⓘ |
| hasCause |
rival claims to the Sapa Inca throne
ⓘ
succession dispute after the death of Huayna Capac ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1532 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Andes
ⓘ
Inca Empire ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Atahualpa
ⓘ
Huáscar ⓘ Inca forces ⓘ
surface form:
Inca military
Inca people ⓘ
surface form:
Inca nobility
|
| hasStartTime | c. 1529 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late horizon of Andean civilizations ⓘ |
| languageOfCombatants | Quechua ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
faction of Atahualpa
ⓘ
faction of Huáscar ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
concentration of power in Atahualpa's hands shortly before Spanish arrival
ⓘ
disruption of imperial administration in Cusco ⓘ loss of manpower and resources for the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Huayna Capac
ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Huayna Capac
smallpox epidemic in the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Huáscar
ⓘ
political destabilization of the Inca Empire ⓘ victory of Atahualpa ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Chimborazo
ⓘ
Battle of Quipaipán ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 16th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | death of Huayna Capac ⓘ |
| tookPlaceBefore | establishment of the Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInAdministrativeEntity |
Cusco Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Cusco region
Pichincha Province ⓘ
surface form:
Quito region
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.