Andean Late Horizon

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The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean chronological period
archaeological culture period
pre-Columbian cultural period
associatedWith Inca Empire
capitalCity Cusco
characterizedBy Quechua language expansion
expansion of the Inca state
imperial road networks
mit’a labor system
political centralization under the Inca
spread of Inca religious cults
standardized administrative centers
state-managed agriculture
state-sponsored architecture
dominantPower Inca Empire
surface form: Inca state

Inca Empire
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
endedBy Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
surface form: Spanish conquest

collapse of the Inca Empire
endTime c. 1532 CE
early 16th century CE
follows Andean Late Horizon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Andean Late Intermediate Period
hasEconomy redistributive economy
state-controlled long-distance exchange
hasFeature Qhapaq Ñan
surface form: Inca road system (Qhapaq Ñan)

imperial storage facilities (qullqas)
provincial administrative centers
royal estates
state-planned agricultural terraces
hasLocation central Andes
modern Peru
parts of Argentina
parts of Bolivia
parts of Chile
parts of Ecuador
hasReligion state cult of Inti
veneration of Inca royal ancestors
hasWritingSystem quipu-based record keeping
knownFor integration of diverse ethnic groups
monumental stone architecture
rapid imperial expansion
standardized imperial art styles
partOf Andean chronological sequence
precedes Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
startTime c. 1470 CE
timeInRelationTo immediately before European colonization of the Andes

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Pre-Columbian era hasSubperiod Andean Late Horizon
Andean Late Horizon follows Andean Late Horizon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Andean Late Intermediate Period
Pisac archaeological site constructedIn Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca period
Maras saltPansInUseSince Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca times
Sacsayhuamán timePeriod Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Late Horizon period of Andean chronology
Qorikancha periodOfConstruction Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca period
Battle of the Maule era Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Late Horizon (Andean chronology)
Choquequirao timePeriod Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Late Horizon of the Inca Empire
mitma resettlement system timePeriod Andean Late Horizon
subject surface form: Mitma resettlement system
this entity surface form: Inca imperial period
Qechuyoq timePeriod Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Late Horizon (Inca period)
Inca causeways period Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Late Horizon period of Andean prehistory
Cañari timePeriod Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca period
Hatun Colla timePeriod Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca period
Maras District saltPondsDatingFrom Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca period
Inca steps of Yumani associatedWithPeriod Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca era
Island of the Sun hasArchaeologicalPeriod Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca period
Huarmey hasNearbyArchaeologicalPeriod Andean Late Horizon
this entity surface form: Inca period