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.

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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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Referenced by (92)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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