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Inca Empire (former nation/state/empire) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 13 31 30 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -13.5250 decimal degrees |
| Long: 071 58 20 W degrees minutes |
Long: -71.9720 decimal degrees |
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Note: South American empire that stretched along the Pacific Coast from what is now Ecuador to Chile; capital was Cuczo (in Peru); traditionally includes 7 early emperors said to date from after 1200 CE, but who are believed to be in part legendary; historically, empire started in 1432 with accession of Pachacuti, a great ruler and successful conqueror who governed over 12,000,000 people of several ethnic groups; empire was conquered by Spain, probably aided by internal ethnic strife, in 1532. |
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| Inca Empire (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Inka Empire (C,V,English,U)
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| Incan Empire (C,V,English,U)
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| Tawantinsuyu (C,V)
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| former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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dates from sometime after 1200 AD to conquest by Francisco Pizarro in 1532 |
| historical region (C) |
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| empire (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Cuzco .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, South America, Peru, Cuzco) [7005819] |
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