Inca people

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The Inca people were a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in the Andes, renowned for their vast empire, advanced engineering, and complex social and religious systems.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civilization ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
pre-Columbian culture ⓘ
administrativeDivision Antisuyu ⓘ
Chinchaysuyu ⓘ
Collasuyu ⓘ
Cuntisuyu ⓘ
agriculturalPractice crop diversification ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
terracing ⓘ
approximateEndDate 1530s ⓘ
architecturalStyle precise stone fitting without mortar ⓘ
calendarType lunisolar calendar ⓘ
capital Cusco ⓘ
Cusco ⓘ
surface form: Qosqo
ceremonialCenter Cusco ⓘ
Machu Picchu ⓘ
Sacsayhuamán ⓘ
conqueredBy Francisco Pizarro ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
culturalLegacyRegion Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
domesticatedAnimals alpaca ⓘ
guinea pig ⓘ
llama ⓘ
economyType redistributive economy ⓘ
tribute-based economy ⓘ
empireName Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
expansionMethod diplomacy ⓘ
military conquest ⓘ
flourishedDuringCentury 15th century ⓘ
integrationPolicy forced resettlement (mitma) ⓘ
knownFor Inca Empire ⓘ
advanced engineering ⓘ
complex social organization ⓘ
quipu record-keeping ⓘ
road network ⓘ
state-planned economy ⓘ
stone masonry ⓘ
terrace agriculture ⓘ
laborSystem mit'a ⓘ
language Quechua ⓘ
languageFamily Quechuan language family ⓘ
surface form: Quechuan languages
legalSystem customary law enforced by state ⓘ
mainCrops maize ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ
quinoa ⓘ
majorDeity Inti ⓘ
Pachamama ⓘ
Viracocha ⓘ
meaningOfEmpireName Realm of the Four Parts ⓘ
surface form: Land of the Four Quarters
metalworking copper ⓘ
gold ⓘ
silver ⓘ
militaryOrganization professional army ⓘ
politicalSystem monarchy ⓘ
theocratic state ⓘ
primaryRegion Andean highlands ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
recordKeepingSystem quipu ⓘ
religion Inca religion ⓘ
roadSystemFeature stone-paved roads ⓘ
suspension bridges ⓘ
roadSystemName Qhapaq Ñan ⓘ
rulerTitle Sapa Inca ⓘ
socialClass commoners ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
socialStructure ayllu-based community ⓘ
stateReligion sun worship ⓘ
successorCenter Vilcabamba ⓘ
successorState Neo-Inca State ⓘ
textileProduction high-quality textiles ⓘ
timePeriod Late Horizon ⓘ
writingSystem no true writing system ⓘ

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Referenced by (55)

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

Moray archaeological site → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Inti → worshippedBy → Inca people ⓘ
Sapa Inca → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Manco Cápac → associatedPeople → Inca people ⓘ
Túpac Amaru → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Túpac Amaru → partOf → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca royal dynasty
Cuntisuyu → associatedWithCulture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
indigenous peoples of the Americas → includesEthnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas
this entity surface form: Inca (Inka)
Saramama → hasCulturalContext → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca culture (likely)
Taita Inty → associatedWithPeople → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Andean mythology → associatedWithPeople → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Inés Huaylas Yupanqui → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Inés Huaylas Yupanqui → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Cura Ocllo → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Cura Ocllo → partOf → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca royal family
Neo-Inca State → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Huáscar → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Paccha Duchicela → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Vilcabamba → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Qori Canastita → hasTheme → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca culture
Inca Civil War → hasParticipant → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca nobility
Túpac Huallpa → ethnicity → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Cusi Rimay → ethnicity → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Cusi Rimay → ethnicity → Inca people ⓘ
subject surface form: Manco Inca Yupanqui
this entity surface form: Inca
Sayri Túpac → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Titu Cusi Yupanqui → ethnicity → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Titu Cusi Yupanqui → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Inca terraces → developedBy → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca engineers
Intihuatana sector → archaeologicalCulture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
K’alla Q’asa fortress area → architecturalStyle → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Calchaquí culture → influencedBy → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca culture
Mama Killa → worshippedBy → Inca people ⓘ
Late Horizon → dominantCulture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Sacred Plaza → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Wiñay Wayna → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Mama Runtu → ethnicity → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Mama Quilla → worshippedBy → Inca people ⓘ
Hanan Cuzco dynasty → hasEthnicity → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Apu Qun Tiqsi Wiraqutra → worshippedBy → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
mascaypacha → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Ayar Cachi → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Ayar Cachi → worshippedBy → Inca people ⓘ
Cave of Pacaritambo → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Ayar Auca → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Mama Anahuarque → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Sinchi Roca → ethnicGroup → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca
Sinchi Roca → culture → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Formative Period in the Andes → influenced → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Rock of the Puma → associatedWithCivilization → Inca people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca civilization