Coya of the Inca Empire

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Coya of the Inca Empire was the title given to the principal queen and consort of the Sapa Inca, who held significant political, religious, and ceremonial authority within Inca society.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Coya 4
Coya of the Inca Empire canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca institution ⓘ
queenship ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca people
associatedWithLanguage Quechua ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple Andean gender complementarity ⓘ
ceremonialFunction co-officiant with the Sapa Inca in major rituals ⓘ
ceremonialResidence Cuzco royal palaces ⓘ
documentedBy Spanish chroniclers of the colonial period ⓘ
genderRestriction female ⓘ
hasRole ceremonial leader ⓘ
political figure ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ
inherits status through noble lineage ⓘ
linkedToInstitution Inca royal court ⓘ
Inca state religion ⓘ
marriagePattern often full sister of the Sapa Inca ⓘ
participatesIn festivals of the Inca calendar ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ
politicalPower influence in succession disputes ⓘ
influence over alliances between panacas ⓘ
positionInSuccession second in importance after the Sapa Inca ⓘ
rankInCourt highest-ranking woman in the Inca Empire ⓘ
region Andes ⓘ
Cuzco ⓘ
linked to: Cusco
relatedConcept Inca royal family ⓘ
Sapa Inca ⓘ
panaca ⓘ
religiousRole associated with the Moon and earth deities ⓘ
participant in sun cult ceremonies ⓘ
requires Inca royal blood ⓘ
responsibleFor oversight of royal household ⓘ
participation in dynastic politics ⓘ
representation of women at court ⓘ
socialStatus member of the royal panaca ⓘ
spouseOf Sapa Inca ⓘ
symbolizes complementary duality with the Sapa Inca ⓘ
dynastic continuity ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
timePeriod 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
Late Horizon period of Andean history ⓘ
titleHolderOf principal queen of the Inca Empire ⓘ
typeOfMonarchyRole consort with independent authority ⓘ
usedIn Inca Empire ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Cura Ocllo → positionHeld → Coya of the Inca Empire ⓘ
Cura Ocllo → title → Coya ⓘ
linked to: Coya of the Inca Empire
Mama Cora → title → Coya ⓘ
linked to: Coya of the Inca Empire
Coya District → capital → Coya ⓘ
linked to: Coya of the Inca Empire
Coya District → administrativeCenter → Coya ⓘ
linked to: Coya of the Inca Empire