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| The '''Inca Empire''' (or '''Inka Empire''') was the largest empire in [[pre-Columbian America]]. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was located in [[Cusco]] in modern-day [[Peru]]. The Inca Empire arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in early 13th century. From 1438 to 1533, the Incas used a variety of methods, from conquest to peaceful assimilation, to incorporate a large portion of western [[South America]], centered on the [[Andes|Andean]] mountain ranges, including large parts of modern [[Ecuador]], Peru, western and south central [[Bolivia]], northwest [[Argentina]], north and north-central [[Chile]], and southern [[Colombia]]. | The '''Inca Empire''' (or '''Inka Empire''') was the largest empire in [[pre-Columbian America]]. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was located in [[Cusco]] in modern-day [[Peru]]. The Inca Empire arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in early 13th century. From 1438 to 1533, the Incas used a variety of methods, from conquest to peaceful assimilation, to incorporate a large portion of western [[South America]], centered on the [[Andes|Andean]] mountain ranges, including large parts of modern [[Ecuador]], Peru, western and south central [[Bolivia]], northwest [[Argentina]], north and north-central [[Chile]], and southern [[Colombia]]. | ||
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| + | ===Important Incan archeological sites=== | ||
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| + | * [[Choquequirao]] | ||
| + | * [[Cusco]] | ||
| + | * [[Llaqtapata]] | ||
| + | * [[Machu Picchu]] | ||
| + | * [[Moray (Inca ruin)|Moray]] | ||
| + | * [[Ollantaytambo]] | ||
| + | * [[Oroncota]] | ||
| + | * [[Písac]] | ||
| + | * [[Pukara of La Compañia]] | ||
| + | * [[Saksaywaman]] | ||
| + | * [[Vilcabamba, Peru|Vilcabamba]] | ||
| + | * [[Vitcos]] | ||
| + | * [[Wanuku Pampa]] | ||
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| + | ===Incan-related=== | ||
| + | * [[Amauta]], Inca teachers | ||
| + | * [[Amazonas before the Inca Empire]] | ||
| + | * [[Chincha culture]] | ||
| + | * [[Inca Civil War]] | ||
| + | * [[Inca cuisine]] | ||
| + | * [[Incan aqueducts]] | ||
| + | * [[Incas in Central Chile]] | ||
| + | * [[Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala]] | ||
| + | * [[Garcilaso de la Vega (chronicler)]] | ||
| + | * [[Paria, Bolivia]] | ||
| + | * [[Religion in the Inca Empire]] | ||
| + | * [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]] | ||
| + | * [[Tambo (Incan structure)|Tambo]] | ||
| + | * [[Tampukancha]], Inca religious site | ||
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| + | ===General=== | ||
| + | * [[Ancient Peru]] | ||
| + | * [[Cultural periods of Peru]] | ||
| + | * [[Demographic history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas]] | ||
| + | * [[History of Peru]] | ||
| + | * [[History of smallpox#Epidemics in the Americas|History of smallpox]] | ||
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The Inca Empire (or Inka Empire) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The Inca Empire arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in early 13th century. From 1438 to 1533, the Incas used a variety of methods, from conquest to peaceful assimilation, to incorporate a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean mountain ranges, including large parts of modern Ecuador, Peru, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, north and north-central Chile, and southern Colombia.
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See also
Important Incan archeological sites
- Choquequirao
- Cusco
- Llaqtapata
- Machu Picchu
- Moray
- Ollantaytambo
- Oroncota
- Písac
- Pukara of La Compañia
- Saksaywaman
- Vilcabamba
- Vitcos
- Wanuku Pampa
Incan-related
- Amauta, Inca teachers
- Amazonas before the Inca Empire
- Chincha culture
- Inca Civil War
- Inca cuisine
- Incan aqueducts
- Incas in Central Chile
- Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
- Garcilaso de la Vega (chronicler)
- Paria, Bolivia
- Religion in the Inca Empire
- Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
- Tambo
- Tampukancha, Inca religious site
General
- Ancient Peru
- Cultural periods of Peru
- Demographic history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas
- History of Peru
- History of smallpox
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