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Huayna Capac

Type Figure Region Inca Empire Time c. 1464–1527 Also known as Eleventh Sapa Inca

Eleventh Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, alive c.1464–1527 and reigning 1493–1527;…

Timeline

  1. 1481–1490Cusco · Cusco RegionIn the 1480s Huayna Capac, as son of Tupac Inca Yupanqui, received royal education at Cusco in military affairs, religious rites, and imperial governance. The empire continued expanding, and the crown prince gradually took part in state affairs and northern frontier matters, gaining experience for later independent rule of the north.
  2. 1493–1527Quito · Pichincha ProvinceAfter acceding in 1493 Huayna Capac long resided at Quito, strengthening integration of northern territories. He built roads, temples, and storehouses on a massive scale, bringing imperial population and resource allocation to a peak. He may have died of a spreading plague in his later years, leaving a succession dispute between Huáscar and Atahualpa.

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