Chinchaysuyu

E63267

Chinchaysuyu was the northwestern quarter of the Inca Empire, encompassing coastal and highland regions that are now parts of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Chinchasuyu 0 1
Chinchaysuyu (Quechua orthography) 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca quarter
region of the Inca Empire
administrativeCenterOf northern provinces of the Inca Empire
borderedBy Antisuyu
Collasuyu
Cuntisuyu
surface form: Contisuyu
capital Riobamba
surface form: Tumebamba
comparedWith Antisuyu
Collasuyu
Cuntisuyu
surface form: Contisuyu
contains parts of the Inca road system
sections of the Qhapaq Ñan
dissolvedBy Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
hasAlternativeName Chinchaysuyu
surface form: Chinchasuyu
hasAlternativeTransliteration Chinchaysuyu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chinchaysuyu (Quechua orthography)
hasPosition northwestern quarter of the Inca Empire
hasRegionType coastal region
highland region
historicalPeriod Late Horizon of Andean chronology
includesTerritoryOf Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
integratedPeoples Cañari
Chimu culture
surface form: Chimú

Quitu
various coastal and highland ethnic groups
knownFor coastal trade networks
dense population
highland terrace farming
intensive agriculture
languageUsed Puquina
Quechua
various local languages
locatedIn Andes
South America
majorCity Quito
Tumebamba
nameEtymology "suyu" means "region" or "quarter" in Quechua
derived from Quechua word "chinchay" meaning "north" or "ocelot"
partOf Inca Empire
Inca Empire
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
partOfConcept Tawantinsuyu four suyus
religion Inca religion
ruledBy Sapa Inca
timePeriod 15th century
early 16th century

Referenced by (7)

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

Collasuyu borders Chinchaysuyu
Cuntisuyu borders Chinchaysuyu
Chinchaysuyu hasAlternativeName Chinchaysuyu
this entity surface form: Chinchasuyu
Chinchaysuyu hasAlternativeTransliteration Chinchaysuyu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chinchaysuyu (Quechua orthography)
Antisuyu sisterRegion Chinchaysuyu
Inca Empire suyu Chinchaysuyu