Inca Empire - Wikipedia
The Inca Empire, [a] officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu, lit. "land of four parts" [5]), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. [6] The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco.
Imperio incaico - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Según las fuentes históricas en el territorio de Argentina, entre 1479 y 1535, el imperio incaico conquistó las partes occidentales de la actuales provincias de Catamarca, Tucumán, Salta, Jujuy, La Rioja, San Juan, y el extremo noroeste de Mendoza incorporándolas al Collasuyo.
Inca | History, Achievements, Culture, & Geography | Britannica
Aug 21, 2024 · Inca, South American Indians who ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands from the northern border of modern Ecuador to the Maule River in central Chile. Their descendants today remain in and around the Andes and make up the largest ethnic group in Peru.
Inca: Empire, Religion & Civilization - HISTORY
Mar 11, 2015 · The Inca Empire was a vast South American civilization that at its peak stretched over 2,500 miles. Overwhelmed by Spanish invaders, the Inca Empire collapsed in 1572.
History of the Incas - Wikipedia
Over the course of the Inca Empire, the Inca used conquest and peaceful assimilation to incorporate the territory of modern-day Peru, followed by a large portion of western South America, into their empire, centered on the Andean mountain range.
Inca Civilization - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 15, 2014 · The Inca Civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE. The Inca Empire eventually extended across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south. It was the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and the largest in the world at that time.
Inca - Empire, Religion, Culture | Britannica
Aug 21, 2024 · Inca origins and early history are largely shrouded in legends that may be more mythical than factual. Their later history, particularly from the reign of Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (Pachakuti ’Inka Yupanki) onward, is largely based on fact, even though it presents what the Inca wanted people to know.
History of the Inca Empire - ThoughtCo
May 30, 2019 · The Inca Empire was the largest prehispanic society of South America when it was 'discovered' by the Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro in the 16th century AD. At its height, the Inca empire controlled all of the western part of the South American continent between Ecuador and Chile.
Introduction to the Inka - Smarthistory
The Inka empire at its greatest extent sprawled from the modern-day city of Quito in Ecuador to Santiago in Chile. The Inka called their empire Tawantinsuyu, usually translated as “Land of the Four Quarters” in their language, Quechua. At the center of the empire was the capital city of …
The lofty ambitions of the Inca - National Geographic
Rising from obscurity in Peru's Cusco Valley during the 13th century, a royal Inca dynasty charmed, bribed, intimidated, or conquered its rivals to create the largest pre-Columbian empire in the...