Battle of the Maule
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The Battle of the Maule was a late 15th-century conflict in present-day Chile between the expanding Inca Empire and the Mapuche people, which effectively halted Inca southward expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Maule canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| after | Inca expansion into central Chile ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 1480s ⓘ |
| before | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mapuche uprisings
ⓘ
surface form:
Mapuche-Promaucae alliance
Tupac Inca Yupanqui's forces ⓘ |
| category |
15th-century conflicts
ⓘ
Battles involving indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ Battles involving the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Mapuche people ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Inca chronicles
ⓘ
Spanish colonial chronicles ⓘ |
| era |
Andean Late Horizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Horizon (Andean chronology)
|
| ethnicGroupInvolved |
Mapuche people
ⓘ
surface form:
Mapuche
Picunche ⓘ Promaucae ⓘ Quechua-speaking Inca ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Maule River ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Inca forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca army
Mapuche warriors ⓘ Picunche people ⓘ Promaucae ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Columbian warfare in the Southern Andes ⓘ |
| limitedExpansionOf | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Chile
Maule basin ⓘ
surface form:
Maule River region
South America ⓘ present-day Chile ⓘ |
| opponent |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Mapuche people ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mapuche military organization
ⓘ
local chiefdoms south of the Maule River ⓘ |
| partOf | Inca–Mapuche conflicts ⓘ |
| regionContested | territory between Maipo River and Maule River ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Inca expansion in Chile
ⓘ
Mapuche resistance to foreign rule ⓘ |
| result |
Inca Empire failed to conquer Mapuche territory south of the Maule River
ⓘ
Inca southward expansion halted ⓘ strategic stalemate ⓘ |
| significance |
defined southern limit of Inca expansion in Chile
ⓘ
marked cultural and political frontier between Inca Empire and Mapuche lands ⓘ |
| southernBoundaryFor | Inca influence in Chile ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
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