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Huáscar

Type Figure Region South America Time c. 1503–1532 Also known as Huáscar Inca

Huáscar was the lawful heir of the Inca Empire, son of Huayna Capac, born around 1503;…

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  1. c. 1503–1527Cusco · CuscoAs the lawful son of Huayna Capac, he received heir's education at Cusco and, after his father's death, acceded to the throne in the imperial capital per tradition, controlling the empire's southern heartland.
  2. 1529–1532Cusco · CuscoCompeting with Atahualpa for the throne, between 1529 and 1532 he repeatedly led southern armies northward but suffered successive defeats; the imperial heartland was torn by war and the state's strength severely drained.
  3. c. 1532Andes · PeruAt the end of the civil war in 1532 he was defeated and captured, and shortly afterwards killed; news of his death became one of the key pretexts for the Spanish trial of Atahualpa.

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