Huayna Capac
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Huayna Capac was a late 15th–early 16th century Sapa Inca whose reign marked the territorial peak of the Inca Empire shortly before the Spanish conquest.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huaina Capac | 1 |
| Wayna Qhapaq | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century monarch
ⓘ
16th-century monarch ⓘ Inca emperor ⓘ Sapa Inca ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guayna Capac
ⓘ
Huayna Capac ⓘ
surface form:
Huaina Capac
Huayna Capac ⓘ
surface form:
Wayna Qhapaq
|
| associatedWith |
Cusco
ⓘ
Quito basin ⓘ
surface form:
Quito region
|
| capitalDuringReign | Cusco ⓘ |
| civilization | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith | early Spanish explorations in the Americas ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Andean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean civilizations
|
| deathApproximateDate | early 16th century ⓘ |
| deathCause |
epidemic disease
ⓘ
likely smallpox ⓘ |
| deathContext | shortly before the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca dynasty
|
| era | pre-Columbian Andes ⓘ |
| expandedEmpireTo |
present-day Argentina
ⓘ
present-day Bolivia ⓘ Chile ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Chile
present-day Colombia ⓘ present-day Ecuador ⓘ |
| father |
Topa Inca Yupanqui
ⓘ
surface form:
Túpac Inca Yupanqui
|
| givenName | Huayna Capac self-link ⓘ |
| governmentType | theocratic empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reorganization of conquered territories
ⓘ
construction projects and urban development ⓘ large-scale military campaigns in the north of the empire ⓘ mass relocations of populations (mitma policy) ⓘ overseeing the greatest territorial extent of the Inca Empire ⓘ strengthening imperial roads and infrastructure ⓘ |
| language | Quechua ⓘ |
| notableEvent | his death triggered a succession crisis between Huáscar and Atahualpa ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Topa Inca Yupanqui
ⓘ
surface form:
Túpac Inca Yupanqui
|
| regionRuled |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean South America
western South America ⓘ |
| reignEnd | early 16th century ⓘ |
| reignStart | late 15th century ⓘ |
| religion |
Andean mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca religion
|
| successor |
Atahualpa
ⓘ
Huáscar ⓘ |
| territorialPeakOf | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| title | Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| usedInstitution |
Qhapaq Ñan
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca road system (Qhapaq Ñan)
mitma resettlement system ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wayna Qhapaq
this entity surface form:
Huaina Capac