Inca Empire Research Paper

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Chronology of Events
From establishment to expansion, rise to fall, Inca’s timeline is complex and presents a tragic stream of events. From 900 to 1200 AD, the Killke culture occupied the Cusco Valley. The Killke ceramics are regarded as a precursor to the Incas’. The highland Inca tribe migrated to the Cusco region approximately within 1150 to 1200 AD (Andrushko et al. 2006: 63, 64). The Peruvian ‘Indians’ probably built Sacsahuaman at that time. The Inca leader, Mano Capac, oversaw the building and advancement of the Cusco Kingdom. The empire was initially a very small city. According to archaeologists, Inca Dynasty was established in 1200 AD.
For a period of 200 years, the Incas settled in Cusco and occupied its environs. They lived without expanding their empire. In 1438, the Chanca tribe attacked Cusco in attempt to expand southwards. The leader, Sapa Inca, fled; consequently, Pachacuti Inca led the tribe to defeat the Chanca (Andrushko et al. 2006: 67). Thanks to the victory, Pachacuti became the new Sapa Inca. The succeeding Incas embarked on rapid expansion based on new systems of government. In 1493, Pachacuti’s son, Huayna Capac, became the next Sapa Inca and expanded the Inca Kingdom further to Ecuador. Evidently, the size of the kingdom meant a lot to the rulers. …show more content…
This conquest accompanied a victorious war against the Inca soldiers led by General Quisquis. The Spanish pledged their support to the coronation of Inca emperor, Manco, to encourage their control over the empire. In spite of Emperor Manco being the ruler, the obvious power rested with the Spanish. They constantly frustrated him and even arrested him severally in 1535. With Cusco under the rule of the Spanish, Manco migrated to Vilcabamba. Vilcabamba would become the new capital of the already collapsed Inca Empire. (Andrushko et al. 2006:
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