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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Pizarro brothers opponent Inca Empire
modern Peru heritage Inca Empire
Quito basin laterInhabitants Inca Empire
Llullaillaco National Park (Argentina) hasCulturalSignificanceFor Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Pisac associatedWithCivilization Inca Empire
Choquequirao partOf Inca Empire
Choquequirao culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Inca terraces usedBy Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Temple Hill civilization Inca Empire
Intihuatana sector culturalContext Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Intihuatana sector civilization Inca Empire
Qalla Q’asa sector culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
K’alla Q’asa fortress area heritageCulture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Inca plazas associatedWith Inca Empire
Inca plazas culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Calchaquí culture followedBy Inca Empire
Andean music culturalOrigin Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Iñak Uyu partOf Inca Empire
Iñak Uyu hasConstructionPeriod Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca era
Mama Killa culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Mama Killa veneratedIn Inca Empire
Killa Island (variant spellings) associatedWith Inca Empire
subject surface form: Killa Island
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Lost City of the Incas mainSubject Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Guayna Capac memberOf Inca Empire
subject surface form: Huayna Capac
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Guayna Capac country Inca Empire
subject surface form: Huayna Capac
Guayna Capac associatedWith Inca Empire
subject surface form: Huayna Capac
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
mitma resettlement system practicedBy Inca Empire
subject surface form: Mitma resettlement system
mitma resettlement system practicedBy Inca Empire
subject surface form: Mitma resettlement system
this entity surface form: Inca state
mitma resettlement system implementedIn Inca Empire
subject surface form: Mitma resettlement system
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Late Horizon associatedWith Inca Empire
Qechuyoq civilization Inca Empire
Salineras de Maras usedBy Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Sacred Plaza builtBy Inca Empire
Inca architecture usedBy Inca Empire
Inca architecture usedBy Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Wiñay Wayna civilization Inca Empire
Inca messengers country Inca Empire
Inca messengers employer Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca state
Mama Runtu countryOfCitizenship Inca Empire
Mama Runtu culture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca civilization
Late Horizon period dominantCulture Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Mama Ocllo veneratedIn Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Mama Ocllo timePeriodOfVeneration Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Inca Empire period
Inti Raymi originatesFrom Inca Empire
this entity surface form: Tawantinsuyu
Hanan Cuzco dynasty partOf Inca Empire