Huanca polities

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The Huanca polities were pre-Inca highland societies in the central Andes, known for their distinct cultural traditions and later incorporation into the Inca Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean culture
indigenous people
pre-Inca polity
afterConquestRole Inca provincial population
labor force within Inca mit’a system
providers of military support to the Inca
archaeologicalEvidence distinctive ceramics
fortified hilltop sites
settlement remains in Mantaro Valley
conqueredBy Inca Empire NERFINISHED
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui NERFINISHED
Topa Inca Yupanqui NERFINISHED
culturalArea central highlands cultural region
culturalContinuityIn modern Huanca communities in central Peru
economyBasedOn alpaca herding
llama herding
maize cultivation
potato cultivation
ethnicallyIdentifiedAs Huanca people NERFINISHED
followedBy Inca Empire NERFINISHED
hasCapital Jauja region NERFINISHED
incorporatedInto Inca Empire NERFINISHED
knownFor camelid herding
ceramic production
distinct cultural traditions
highland agriculture
regional warfare
terrace farming
languageFamily Quechuan languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn central Andes NERFINISHED
central highlands of Peru
partOf Andean civilizations NERFINISHED
politicalOrganization multiple local chiefdoms
regional lordships
practiced ancestor veneration
mountain worship
ritual offerings
precededBy earlier Andean highland societies
region Jauja Basin NERFINISHED
Mantaro Valley NERFINISHED
relatedGroup Tarma polities
Xauxa polities
religion Andean religion
timePeriod Late Intermediate Period NERFINISHED
pre-Inca period
tradeWith coastal Andean groups
other highland polities

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Late Intermediate Period majorCulture Huanca polities