Sapa Inca

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Inca imperial title head of state monarch religious leader

The Sapa Inca was the supreme monarch and considered a divine son of the sun god Inti, holding absolute political and religious authority over the Inca civilization.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Inca emperors 1
the only Inca 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca imperial title ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
appointed high priests ⓘ
provincial governors (toqrikoq) ⓘ
associatedWith Inti ⓘ
Qorikancha ⓘ
surface form: Temple of the Sun in Cusco
capitalOfRealm Cusco ⓘ
ceremonialRole central figure in Inti Raymi festival ⓘ
leader of major state rituals ⓘ
clothing distinctive royal tunic ⓘ
feathered headdress ⓘ
controlled imperial road network ⓘ
redistribution of resources ⓘ
state labor system mit'a ⓘ
state storehouses ⓘ
country Inca Empire ⓘ
dynasty Hanan Cuzco dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Hanan Cusco dynasty

Hanan Cuzco dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Hurin Cusco dynasty
ethnicGroup Inca people ⓘ
surface form: Inca
firstHolder Manco Cápac ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
theocratic monarchy ⓘ
hasDivineStatus god-king ⓘ
semi-divine ⓘ
languageUsed Quechua ⓘ
lastDeFactoHolder Atahualpa ⓘ
lastRecognizedHolder Túpac Amaru ⓘ
surface form: Túpac Amaru I
legitimizedBy divine descent from Inti ⓘ
hereditary succession ⓘ
marriageCustom often married a sister or close relative ⓘ
meaningOfName Sapa Inca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: the only Inca

the unique Inca ⓘ
notableHolder Atahualpa ⓘ
Huayna Capac ⓘ
Huáscar ⓘ
Inca emperor Pachacuti ⓘ
surface form: Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui

Topa Inca Yupanqui ⓘ
positionHeldInGovernment supreme ruler of the Inca Empire ⓘ
region Andes ⓘ
western South America ⓘ
religion Inca religion ⓘ
religiousStatus son of the sun god Inti ⓘ
residence Cusco ⓘ
role chief judge ⓘ
chief lawgiver ⓘ
commander-in-chief of the Inca army ⓘ
supreme political authority in the Inca Empire ⓘ
supreme religious authority in the Inca Empire ⓘ
socialStatus top of Inca social hierarchy ⓘ
successionType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
symbolOfOffice fine textiles ⓘ
golden scepter ⓘ
mascaypacha ⓘ
timePeriod 15th century ⓘ
Late Horizon period of the Andes ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ
titleLanguage Quechua ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Manco Cápac → category → Sapa Inca ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca emperors
Inti → consideredAncestorOf → Sapa Inca ⓘ
Viracocha → honoredBy → Sapa Inca ⓘ
Sapa Inca → meaningOfName → Sapa Inca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: the only Inca
Atahualpa → positionHeld → Sapa Inca ⓘ
Manco Cápac → positionHeld → Sapa Inca ⓘ
Chinchaysuyu → ruledBy → Sapa Inca ⓘ
Inca Empire → rulerTitle → Sapa Inca ⓘ
Atahualpa → title → Sapa Inca ⓘ
Manco Cápac → title → Sapa Inca ⓘ
Inca emperor Pachacuti → title → Sapa Inca ⓘ
subject surface form: Pachacuti
Topa Inca Yupanqui → title → Sapa Inca ⓘ