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Huayna Capac (wī`nä kä`päk), d. 1525, Inca of Peru, last of the great emperors. The Inca empire reached its greatest extent and power under his rule, but disruptive forces were already at work. Their action was hastened by Huayna Capac's decision to divide the empire by leaving the recently conquered kingdom of Quito to his favorite son, Atahualpa Atahualpa (ätäwäl`pä), d. 1533, favorite son of Huayna Capac, Inca of Peru.
..... Click the link for more information. , and the rest to the legitimate heir, Huáscar Huáscar (wäs`kär), d. 1533, Inca of Peru; son of Huayna Capac .
..... Click the link for more information. . War between the brothers had just ended when Francisco Pizarro began his conquest. Huayna Capac's third son, Manco Capac Manco Capac, d. 1544, last of the Inca rulers, son of Huayna Capac . After the deaths of Huáscar and Atahualpa , Manco Capac was crowned (1534) emperor by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro but was tolerated only as a puppet.
..... Click the link for more information. was the last Inca to succumb to the Spanish.