Inca Civil War

(noun)

This internal dispute started around 1528 between two sons of the deceased emperor who both wanted control, causing instability in the Inca Empire.

Related Terms

  • Viceroyalty of Peru
  • mita

Examples of Inca Civil War in the following topics:

  • The Spanish Conquest

    • The Inca Empire already faced instability due to the Inca Civil War, European diseases, and internal revolt when explorer Francisco Pizarro began the conquest of Inca territory.
    • Foremost among these was the Inca Civil War, which is also known as the War of Succession or the War of Two Brothers.
    • This civil war left the population in a precarious position by the time it ended.
    • Even though the Inca Civl War made it easier for the Spanish armies to gain control initially, many other contributing factors brought about the demise of Inca rule and the crumbling of local populations.
    • Although Atahualpa successfully won the Inca Civil War and ruled as emperor, he was soon captured by the Spanish and killed in 1533.
  • The Inca People

    • The Inca Empire was the largest of the pre-Columbian mesoamerican empires.
    • The civilization emerged in the 13th century and lasted until it was conquered by the Spanish in 1572.
    • Machu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire.
    • The construction of Machu Picchu appears to date from the period of the two great Inca emperors, Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui (1438–1471) and Tupac Inca Yupanqui (1472–1493), and was probably built as a temple for the emperor Pachacutec.
    • The intricate metalwork of the Inca was heavily influenced by the Chimú culture, which was conquered and absorbed into the Inca culture around 1470.
  • Metalwork of the Inca

    • The Inca were well known for their use of gold, silver, copper, bronze, and other metals.
    • Although the Inca Empire contained a lot of precious metals, however, the Incas did not value their metal as much as fine cloth.
    • The Incas adopted much of their metalworking characteristics from the metalwork of Chimú civilization before them.
    • Gold and silver were used for ornaments and decorations and reserved for the highest classes of Inca society, including priests, lords, and the Sapa Inca, or emperor.
    • Gold and silver were common themes throughout the palaces of Inca emperors as well, and the temples of the Incas were strewn with sacred and highly precious metal objects.
  • Architecture of the Inca

    • The Inca capital city of Cusco is one of the finest examples of both traditional Inca and colonial architecture.
    • The civilization arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century, and the administrative, political, and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru.
    • The capital of the Inca empire, Cusco, still contains many fine examples of Inca architecture, although many walls of Inca masonry have been incorporated into Spanish Colonial structures.
    • A testimony of the importance of these compounds in Inca architecture is that the central part of the Inca capital of Cusco consisted of large kancha, including Qurikancha and the Inca palaces.
    • Often mistakenly referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas" (a title more accurately applied to Vilcabamba), it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization.
  • Religion in the Inca Empire

    • This wedge penetrated the earth, and they built the capital of Cusco and civilization on that very spot.
    • She was incorporated into Inca culture as a lower divine entity.
    • The Inca believed in reincarnation.
    • The Incas also performed child sacrifices during or after important events, such as the death of the Sapa Inca or during a famine.
    • The Inca also practiced cranial deformation.
  • Administration of the Inca Empire

    • The Inca Empire was a hierarchical system with the emperor, or Inca Sapa, ruling over the rest of society.
    • One segment was comprised of the common people, including those cultures that had been subsumed by the Inca Empire.
    • The Inca civilization was able to keep populations in line, collect taxes efficiently, and move goods, messages, and military resources across such a varied landscape because of the complex road system.
    • The Inca utilized a complex recording system to keep track of the administration of the empire.
    • Understand the importance of the governing bodies, road system, recording tools, and social hierarchy of the Inca Empire
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