Realm of the Four Parts

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Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
name of a political entity
translation
appliesTo pre-Columbian South America
associatedWithCapital Cusco
associatedWithCulture Inca Empire
surface form: Inca civilization
associatedWithPeriod pre-Columbian era
componentRegions Antisuyu
Chinchaysuyu
Collasuyu
Cuntisuyu
conceptualStructure division of imperial territory into four quarters
describes the four-region domain of the Inca Empire
etymologyComponent suyu (region, quarter)
tawa (four)
governedBy Sapa Inca
hasNumberOfRegions 4
language English
locatedInContinent South America
meaning Inca Empire
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
originalLanguage Quechua
politicalCenter Cusco
politicalEntityType empire
refersTo Inca Empire
Inca Empire
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
regionIncludes Andean region
surface form: Andean highlands

parts of present-day Argentina
parts of present-day Bolivia
parts of present-day Chile
parts of present-day Ecuador
parts of present-day Peru
timeFrame before Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
translationOf Inca Empire
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
usedFor describing territorial organization of the Inca Empire

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Inca Empire translationOfNativeName Realm of the Four Parts