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Túpac Inca Yupanqui

Type Figure Region Inca Empire Time c. 1441–1493 Also known as Túpac Inca Yupanqui、Topa Inca Yupanqui、第十代萨帕·印加

Tenth Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, living c. 1441–1493 and reigning c. 1471–1493, who extended the empire into central Chile and southern Colombia, …

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  1. 1481–1490Cusco · Cusco RegionBy the 1480s Túpac Inca Yupanqui's reign had entered its later phase, with the empire spanning the Andes north to south. During his reign he consolidated control over Ecuador and southern Colombia, perfected the road relay and storehouse system (tambo system), and continued policies of unifying Quechua language and Inca religion, sustaining the vast multi-ethnic empire.
  2. 1490–1493Quito · Pichincha ProvinceLate in his reign Túpac Inca Yupanqui may have been active in the northern frontier regions, dying around 1493. His son Huayna Capac succeeded him, inheriting one of the largest land empires in the Western Hemisphere. The conquests and construction of Túpac's era laid a solid foundation for the Inca Empire's golden age.

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