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.

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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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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