Inca Empire

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The Inca Empire was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in western South America, renowned for its vast Andean road system, advanced engineering, and administrative sophistication centered on its capital at Cusco.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf empire
indigenous American civilization
pre-Columbian civilization
administrativeDivision suyu
agriculturalTechnique irrigation canals
terracing
borderedBy Pacific Ocean
capital Cusco
commonLanguage Quechua
conqueredBy Francisco Pizarro
Spanish Empire
continent South America
culturalLegacy Inca road segments still in use
Quechua-speaking populations in the Andes
currencySystem no coinage; labor and goods-based
domesticatedAnimal alpaca
llama
economicSystem redistributive economy
endDate 1572
firstRuler Manco Cápac
floruitCentury 15th century
16th century
governmentType absolute monarchy
theocratic monarchy
hasPart Qhapaq Ñan
keyEvent capture of Atahualpa at Cajamarca (1532)
execution of Atahualpa (1533)
fall of Vilcabamba (1572)
knownFor administrative sophistication
advanced engineering
centralized bureaucracy
extensive road system
mit’a labor system
stone masonry
terrace agriculture
lastRuler Atahualpa
Túpac Amaru
mainCrops maize
potatoes
quinoa
majorCity Cusco
Machu Picchu
Quito
nativeName Inca Empire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tawantinsuyu
notableRuler Huayna Capac
Inca emperor Pachacuti
surface form: Pachacuti

Topa Inca Yupanqui
numberOfSuyus 4
patronDeity Inti
Viracocha
peakPeriod reign of Huayna Capac
Inca Empire self-linksurface differs
surface form: reign of Pachacuti
region Andes
religion Inca religion
roadSystemLength over 20,000 kilometers
roadSystemName Qhapaq Ñan
rulerTitle Sapa Inca
startDate c. 1438
stateIdeology sun worship
successorState Viceroyalty of Peru
suyu Antisuyu
Chinchaysuyu
Collasuyu
Cuntisuyu
territoryIncludes present-day Argentina
present-day Bolivia
present-day Chile
present-day Colombia
present-day Ecuador
present-day Peru
translationOfNativeName Realm of the Four Parts
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRelated Cusco
surface form: City of Cusco

Machu Picchu
surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
writingSystem quipu (knotted cords)

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Killke culture predecessorOf Inca Empire
Killke culture predecessorOf Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca culture
Killke culture culturalContinuityWith Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca culture
Killke culture successorCulture Inca Empire
Moray archaeological site heritageOf Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Maras salt mines historicalUseBy Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Inca emperor Pachacuti civilization Inca Empire
subject surface form: Pachacuti
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Inca emperor Pachacuti country Inca Empire
subject surface form: Pachacuti
Inca emperor Pachacuti associatedWith Inca Empire
subject surface form: Pachacuti
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Temple of the Sun civilization Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Temple of the Sun culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca culture
Inti culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Room of the Three Windows culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Inca Trail heritageContext Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Realm of the Four Parts translationOf Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Realm of the Four Parts refersTo Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Realm of the Four Parts refersTo Inca Empire
Realm of the Four Parts meaning Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Realm of the Four Parts associatedWithCulture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Viracocha culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Sapa Inca country Inca Empire
Sapa Inca appliesToJurisdiction Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Qhapaq Ñan builtBy Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Qhapaq Ñan builtBy Inca Empire
Qhapaq Ñan usedBy Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca state
Manco Cápac culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Manco Cápac civilization Inca Empire
Topa Inca Yupanqui civilization Inca Empire
Topa Inca Yupanqui deathPlace Inca Empire
Chinchaysuyu partOf Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Chinchaysuyu partOf Inca Empire
Túpac Amaru memberOf Inca Empire
Antisuyu partOf Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Antisuyu partOf Inca Empire
Staff God culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca culture
Collasuyu partOf Inca Empire
Collasuyu subdivisionOf Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Collasuyu locatedInTheSoutheastOf Inca Empire
Cuntisuyu partOf Inca Empire
Cuntisuyu oneOf Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Cuntisuyu subdivisionOf Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Cuntisuyu governedBy Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca state
Andes cultural area includesCulture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Quechua people ancestry Inca Empire
Isla del Sol hasHeritage Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Spanish conquest of Chile opponent Inca Empire
Pachacámac historicalCulture Inca Empire