The centre of Inca power was the capital Cuzco, considered the navel of the world. 40,000 Incas governed an empire of over 10 million subjects who spoke over 30 different languages. Consequently, the centralised government employed a vast network of local administrators who relied heavily on a combination of personal relations, state largesse, ritual exchange, law enforcement and military might.
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Timeline
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c. 1425 - 1532The Inca Empire flourishes in South America.
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1438 - 1471Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui reigns as the leader of the Inca Empire.
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1471 - 1493Reign of Inca Tupac Yupanqui who doubles the size of the Inca Empire.
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1493 - 1526Huayna Capac reigns as Inca leader and constructs fortresses, religious temples and roads throughout the empire.
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1526 - 1532Civil war between the Inca leaders Waskar and Atahualpa. Atahualpa wins.
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1530The Inca empire reaches its greatest extent.
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1532 - 1533Reign of Inca ruler Atahualpa.
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15 Nov 1533Francisco Pizarro takes the Inca capital of Cuzco.
