Cañari
Cañari appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 500 to 1532 CE, a span of 1,032 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Highland people of southern Ecuador who resisted the Inca for years. Tupac Inca Yupanqui built Tumebamba over their capital, and the Cañari later sided with the Spanish.
See Cañari on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 500 to 1532 CE
- Duration
- 1,032 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Northern Andes, South America
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in South America during its time
- Wari and Tiwanaku expand
- Pachacuti defeats the Chanka
- Cabral lands in Brazil
- Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca
Neighbours in South America
- Moche (Mochica)
- Tiwanaku
- Portuguese Brazil
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)
- Chimú kingdom (Chimor)
- Wari Empire
- Sicán (Lambayeque)
- Chincha kingdom
- Aymara kingdoms (Colla, Lupaca)
- Kingdom of Cusco
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Teotihuacan
Questions
When did Cañari exist?
c. 500 to 1532 CE, about 1,032 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Cañari?
Northern Andes, in South America.
What language did Cañari speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.