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Huayna Capac

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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 , d. 1533, favorite son of Huayna Capac, Inca of Peru. At his father's death (1525) he received the kingdom of Quito while his half brother, the legitimate heir Huáscar, inherited the rest of the Inca empire.
..... Click the link for more information. , and the rest to the legitimate heir, Huáscar Huáscar , d. 1533, Inca of Peru; son of Huayna Capac. At his father's death (1525) he became emperor, but had to share the empire with his younger half brother, Atahualpa.
..... 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.
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Huayna Capac would eventually die of disease as well, but shortly before that he divided the empire into two.
History by Gill, Nicholas / Peru Adventure Guide
As Pizarro was still sailing down the western coast of America, the sons of a recently deceased Inca king, Huayna Capac, were fighting over the succession.
Introduction by Lougheed, Vivien / Bolivia Adventure Guide
Sipping my bitter coffee, I browse through the yellowing pages of a book about the great revolt and the siege of Cuzco by Manco Inca, the brave young prince who was the son of Mama Runtu and Huayna Capac, twelfth monarch in the royal line that began with the founding of that great empire.
Secret citadel of the last Inca: lured by history and myth this ... by Stuparich, Ricardo Carrasco / Americas (English Edition)
 
 
 
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