Inca people

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The Inca people were a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in the Andes, renowned for their vast empire, advanced engineering, and complex social and religious systems.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civilization
indigenous people
pre-Columbian culture
administrativeDivision Antisuyu
Chinchaysuyu
Collasuyu
Cuntisuyu
agriculturalPractice crop diversification
irrigation
terracing
approximateEndDate 1530s
architecturalStyle precise stone fitting without mortar
calendarType lunisolar calendar
capital Cusco
Qosqo
linked to: Cusco
ceremonialCenter Cusco
Machu Picchu
Sacsayhuamán
conqueredBy Francisco Pizarro
Spanish Empire
continent South America
culturalLegacyRegion Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
Peru
domesticatedAnimals alpaca
guinea pig
llama
economyType redistributive economy
tribute-based economy
empireName Tawantinsuyu
linked to: Inca Empire
expansionMethod diplomacy
military conquest
flourishedDuringCentury 15th century
integrationPolicy forced resettlement (mitma)
knownFor Inca Empire
advanced engineering
complex social organization
quipu record-keeping
road network
state-planned economy
stone masonry
terrace agriculture
laborSystem mit'a
language Quechua
languageFamily Quechuan languages
legalSystem customary law enforced by state
mainCrops maize
potatoes
quinoa
majorDeity Inti
Pachamama
Viracocha
meaningOfEmpireName Land of the Four Quarters
metalworking copper
gold
silver
militaryOrganization professional army
politicalSystem monarchy
theocratic state
primaryRegion Andean highlands
Andes
recordKeepingSystem quipu
religion Inca religion
roadSystemFeature stone-paved roads
suspension bridges
roadSystemName Qhapaq Ñan
rulerTitle Sapa Inca
socialClass commoners
nobility
socialStructure ayllu-based community
stateReligion sun worship
successorCenter Vilcabamba
successorState Neo-Inca State
textileProduction high-quality textiles
timePeriod Late Horizon
writingSystem no true writing system

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Moray archaeological site culture Inca
linked to: Inca people
Inti worshippedBy Inca people
Sapa Inca ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Manco Cápac associatedPeople Inca people
Túpac Amaru ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Túpac Amaru partOf Inca royal dynasty
linked to: Inca people
Cuntisuyu associatedWithCulture Inca civilization
linked to: Inca people
Indigenous peoples of the Americas includesEthnicGroup Inca (Inka)
linked to: Inca people
Saramama hasCulturalContext Inca culture (likely)
linked to: Inca people
Taita Inty associatedWithPeople Inca
linked to: Inca people
Andean mythology associatedWithPeople Inca
linked to: Inca people
Inés Huaylas Yupanqui ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Inés Huaylas Yupanqui culture Inca
linked to: Inca people
Cura Ocllo ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Cura Ocllo partOf Inca royal family
linked to: Inca people
Neo-Inca State ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Huáscar ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Paccha Duchicela ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Vilcabamba associatedWithEthnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Qori Canastita hasTheme Inca culture
linked to: Inca people
Inca Civil War hasParticipant Inca nobility
linked to: Inca people
Túpac Huallpa ethnicity Inca
linked to: Inca people
Cusi Rimay ethnicity Inca
linked to: Inca people
Manco Inca Yupanqui ethnicity Inca
subject linked to: Cusi Rimay
linked to: Inca people
Sayri Túpac ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Titu Cusi Yupanqui ethnicity Inca
linked to: Inca people
Titu Cusi Yupanqui culture Inca
linked to: Inca people
Inca terraces developedBy Inca engineers
linked to: Inca people
Intihuatana sector archaeologicalCulture Inca
linked to: Inca people
K’alla Q’asa fortress area architecturalStyle Inca
linked to: Inca people
Calchaquí culture influencedBy Inca culture
linked to: Inca people
Mama Killa worshippedBy Inca people
Late Horizon dominantCulture Inca
linked to: Inca people
Sacred Plaza culture Inca civilization
linked to: Inca people
Wiñay Wayna culture Inca
linked to: Inca people
Mama Runtu ethnicity Inca
linked to: Inca people
Mama Quilla worshippedBy Inca people
Hanan Cuzco dynasty hasEthnicity Inca
linked to: Inca people
Apu Qun Tiqsi Wiraqutra worshippedBy Inca
linked to: Inca people
mascaypacha culture Inca
linked to: Inca people
Ayar Cachi culture Inca
linked to: Inca people
Ayar Cachi worshippedBy Inca people
Cave of Pacaritambo culture Inca civilization
linked to: Inca people
Ayar Auca culture Inca civilization
linked to: Inca people
Mama Anahuarque culture Inca
linked to: Inca people
Sinchi Roca ethnicGroup Inca
linked to: Inca people
Sinchi Roca culture Inca civilization
linked to: Inca people
Formative Period in the Andes influenced Inca civilization
linked to: Inca people
Rock of the Puma associatedWithCivilization Inca civilization
linked to: Inca people