Inca Emperors

The Inca Empire began with Manco Capac of the Quecha people and his conquest of the Valley of Cuzco in the Andes Mountains. The empire prospered until it was conquered for its wealth by the Spanish in 1572.

Reign

Name

The Kingdom of Cuzco
c. 1200-1400 ¹	Manco Capac
	Sinchi Roca
	Lloque Yupanqui
	Mayta Capac
	Capac Yupanqui
	Inca Roca
	Yahuar Huacac
until 1438	Viracocha Inca
The Empire
1438-71	Pachacuti
1471-93	Topa Inca
1493-1525	Huayna Capac
1525-32	Huáscar ²
1525-33	Atahualpa ²
The Vilcabamba State
1533	Topa Hualpa
1533-45	Manco Capac II
1545-60	Sayri Tupac
1560-71	Titu Cusi Yupanqui
1571-72	Tupac Amarú
1) The specific dates of individual reigns for this period are unknown. 2) Huáscar ruled in the south and Atahualpa ruled in the north until Atahualpa gained control of the entire empire in 1532.

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