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The Inca Civil War, also known as the Inca Dynastic War, the Inca War of Succession, or, sometimes, the War of the Two Brothers, was fought between half-brothers Huáscar and Atahualpa, sons of Huayna Capac, over succession to the throne of the Inca Empire.
- 1529-April 1532
- Peru and Ecuador
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May 19, 2016 · The warfare of the Inca civilization was characterised by a high degree of mobility, large-scale engagements of hand-to-hand combat, and the establishment of a network of fortresses to protect an empire of over 10 million subjects.
- Mark Cartwright
The Inca Civil War was a brutal and prolonged conflict that ravaged the empire from 1529 to 1532. It began when Huáscar, feeling threatened by his brother Atahualpa's power in the north, sent an army to subdue him.
Mar 11, 2015 · The Inca Empire was a vast South American civilization that at its peak stretched over 2,500 miles. Overwhelmed by Spanish invaders, the Inca Empire collapsed in 1572.
Jun 23, 2022 · The city of Cusco was destroyed during the sieges of 1536-7 when the Inca ruler Manco Inca Yupanqui ordered hot stones to be fired into the thatch roofs of the capital, creating a terrible and destructive fire.
- Mark Cartwright
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Jul 1, 2016 · On the death of the Inca ruler Wayna Qhapaq in 1528 CE, two of his sons, Waskar and Atahualpa, battled in a damaging six-year civil war for control of their father's empire. Atahualpa finally won but the empire was still beset by factions yet to be fully reconciled to his victory.
