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.

The Inca Civil War between Atahualpa and Huáscar weakened the empire, paving the way for Spanish conquest. Explore the causes, battles, and consequences of this pivotal conflict.

The Inca Civil War, the Inca Dynastic War, or the Inca War of Succession, was a civil war in the Inca Empire. It was fought between two brothers, Huáscar and Atahualpa, sons of Huayna Cápac, over who would be the next emperor. [1] The war came after Huayna Capac's death in 1527, and lasted from 1529 until 1532.

Oct 18, 2024 · The Inca civil war was the dispute for power between the armies of the Huascar brothers (Cusco army) and Atahualpa (Quito army) for the Inca crown after the death of Emperor Huayna Capac in 1527 and his legitimate successor Nunan Cuyuchi (older brother of Huascar and Atahualpa) due to smallpox, probably a disease brought by the Spanish a few ...

Oct 11, 2023 · The collapse of Tawantinsuyu lies in a civil war, which pitted brother against brother, and devastated the land, divided the nobility, and left an opening for a foreign power to decide the outcome of the war and seize Tawantinsuyu for itself. This …

Feb 18, 2019 · From 1527 to 1532, brothers Huáscar and Atahualpa were locked in a brutal civil war over who would lead the mighty Inca Empire.

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...

Francisco Pizarro (ca. 1475–1541) arrived in present-day northern Peru late in 1531 with a small force of about 180 men and 30 horses. Taking advantage of a civil war, he and his compatriots toppled the ruler, Atahualpa, in 1532. Over the next several decades the Spanish suppressed several Inca rebellions, achieving complete control by 1572.

The civil war would last the best part of five years, and it involved many brutal and bloody battles, the most important of which took place at Mullihambato, Chimborazo and Quipaipan. Atahualpa (backed by his generals and over 100,000 men) won all three battles decisively, ultimately taking Huascar prisoner at the battle of Quipaipan, a few ...

Some Tiawanaku royal Ayllus establish on Cuzco and found the Inca lordship. Tiawanku civil war [7] [8] (12th century) Tiwanaku Empire: Rebel forces The empire is fragmented into Aymara regional states, among which the Colla kingdom, the …