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Inca Empire

1438–1533 empire in South America

13 dated entries naming Inca Empire, drawn from 12 separate years between 1438 CE and 1902 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Inca, Incas in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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15th century

  • 1438According to John Howland Rowe's chronology, Pachacuti becomes ruler of the Kingdom of Cusco and begins its expansion into the Inca Empire (Tahuantinsuyu).source
  • 1450Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, "Old mountain"), a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level, is believed to be under construction.source
  • 1470The Chimor–Inca War ends with an Inca victory. The Chimor Empire is absorbed into the Inca Empire.source
  • 1471Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui of the Inca Empire dies, and is succeeded by his son Topa Inca Yupanqui.source
  • 1493Huayna Capac becomes emperor of the Inca Empire.source

16th century

  • 1525European-brought diseases sweep through the Andes, killing thousands, including the Inca.source
  • 1526Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro and his brothers first reach Inca territory in South America.source
  • 1532Possible date for the Battle of the Maule between Incas and Mapuches, according to historian Osvaldo Silva.source
  • 1532April – Battle of Quipaipan in Peru: Atahualpa wins the civil war in the Inca Empire, defeating his brother Huáscar.source
  • 1535July 3 – Diego de Almagro leaves the recently conquered Inca capital of Cuzco to lead an expedition to Chile.source
  • 1551Juan de Betanzos begins to write his Narrative of the Incas.source
  • 1572The Neo-Inca State in Vilcabamba, Peru, the last independent remnant of the Inca Empire, is conquered by Spain.source

20th century

  • 1902July 14 – Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas".source

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