Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (often simply Pachacuti or Pachacutec) was the 9th Inca ruler (r. 1438 - 1471 CE) who founded their empire with conquests in the Cuzco Valley and beyond. Pachacuti is also credited with founding the site of Machu Picchu.
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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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1438Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui defeats the Chancas to control the Cuzco Valley and further expand the Inca empire.
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1438Pachacunti Inca Yupanqui begins a rebuilding programme in the Inca capital of Cuzco.
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c. 1450Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui founds Machu Picchu in the High Andes.
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c. 1470The Incas conquer the Chimu civilization based at Chan Chan.
