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Sayri Túpac

Type Figure Region Peru Time c. 1535–1561 Also known as Sayri Túpac、Sayri Tupac、Sayri Túpac Inca

Sayri Túpac (c. 1535–1561), son of Manco Inca, succeeded as Sapa Inca at Vilcabamba after the Spanish conquest;…

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  1. c. 1535–1545Vilcabamba · VilcabambaSayri Túpac was born after Manco Inca's exile to Vilcabamba and grew up in the jungle court. After Manco was killed in 1544, the young Sayri succeeded the following year, becoming the second Vilcabamba Sapa Inca after the Spanish conquest.
  2. 1545–1558Vilcabamba · VilcabambaDuring his reign Sayri Túpac maintained Inca ceremonial life and limited armed resistance while conducting long negotiations with the Spanish viceregal government. In 1558 he was summoned from Vilcabamba to the vicinity of Cusco to discuss exchanging recognition of Spanish sovereignty for territory and security guarantees.
  3. 1558–1561Yucay · Sacred ValleySayri lived under Spanish guardianship in the Cusco region while submission negotiations dragged on. In 1561 he died suddenly at Yucay in his early twenties, the cause of death still disputed between illness and poisoning; his brother Titu Cusi Yupanqui promptly returned to Vilcabamba to succeed him.

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