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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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Land of the Four Quarters 1
Realm of the Four Parts canonical 1

Statements (34)

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

Referenced by (2)

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

Inca Empire translationOfNativeName Realm of the Four Parts
Inca people meaningOfEmpireName Realm of the Four Parts
this entity surface form: Land of the Four Quarters