Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)

Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) was an empire in Central Andean Highlands (South America) that lasted from 1438 to 1533 CE, about 95 years. Its people spoke Quechuan languages (Inca, Quechua).

The largest empire of the Americas, reaching from Ecuador to central Chile with about 10 million people and 40,000 km of roads. Weakened by smallpox and civil war, it fell to Pizarro after Atahualpa's capture in 1532.

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Facts

Dates

1438 to 1533 CE

Duration

95 years

Type

Empire

Region

Central Andean Highlands, South America

Language family

Quechuan

Capital

Cusco

Came from

• Kingdom of Cusco c. 1200 to 1438 CE

Became

• Neo-Inca State of Vilcabamba 1537 to 1572 CE
• Governorate of New Castile 1532 to 1542 CE

Events in South America during its time

• 1438 Pachacuti defeats the Chanka
• 1500 Cabral lands in Brazil
• 1532 Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Chimú kingdom (Chimor) c. 900 to 1470 CE
• Chincha kingdom c. 1000 to 1476 CE
• Aymara kingdoms (Colla, Lupaca) c. 1100 to 1450 CE
• Kingdom of Cusco c. 1200 to 1438 CE
• Klein-Venedig (Welser Venezuela) 1528 to 1546 CE
• Governorate of New Castile 1532 to 1542 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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