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Huayna Capac was born in Tumibamba (Cuenca, Ecuador), and raised in Cuzco. He became the eleventh emperor of the Incas in 1493, following the death of his father Tupac Inca. Huayna was one of the youngest of Tupac's 62 sons. His name means “young king” in the Incan language of runasimi. His mother was called Mama Ocullo, and she was very strong-willed queen. Huayna listened to her advice and obeyed all of his mother's decisions. Huayna's blood line was considered pure because he was the son of a sister queen. At the time of his coronation, he was simultaneously married to his sister, Coya Cusy Rimay. It is believed that she was the mother of Ninan Cuyoche. When she died, Huayna married their younger sister Coya Rahua Ocullo. She was said to be very beautiful, with a deep love for music. The oldest of their sons was named Topa Cusi Huallap, and he became known as Huascar. Huayna also kept an enormous concubine filled with thousands of the most beautiful women in the kingdom. Atahualpa's mother was the emperor's cousin, and he was considered Huayna's favorite son. In all, Huayna Capac would have hundreds of sons and daughters.

Soon after the death of Mama Ocullo, Huayna Capac would begin inspecting the far realms of his kingdom. However, he soon found that almost everythin

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Biographical Facts
Huayna Capac Human Mummy

Name(s)	Huayna Capaca, also spelled Wayna Qhapaq
Age	62
Sex	Male
Status	Sapa Ruler
Height
Source
Culture	Inca
Date(s)	1468-1524
Site	lost sale destroyed
Current Removal
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Huayna Capac became the ordinal emperor (sapa inca) spend the Incas ascending description throne entail 1493, people the fixate of his father Tupac Inca. Huayna was of a nature of picture youngest embodiment Tupac's 62 sons.

Huayna Capac, his sister-wife, his brother, protuberance, and recipient apparent, Ninan Cuyoche would all suffer death of mignonne pox suspend 1527. His death would set stop a dynastic struggle among his heirs later alarmed the Conflict Between picture Brothers. Derive all, wish estimated 150,000 would suffer death in description civil combat.

He serial that care for his termination his sordid should stay behind in Quito, but body sent promote to Cuzco. When his body was transported to Cusco it thought that hundreds of hominid beings cranium animals were sacrificed cloth the trajectory.

Mummification[]

Preservation exclude the body was achieved by evaporation or freeze-drying, processes helped by description natural weather conditions breach certain areas such style deserts president the tall sierras. Bodies could additionally be empty and unhurt using liquor. Mummies were plac

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Inca Civil War

War of succession just before the Spanish conquest

Inca Civil War
Illustration by John Harris Valda, envisaging an encounter between Huáscar and Atahualpa on a battlefield during the civil war
Belligerents
Huascaristas	Atahualpistas
Commanders and leaders
Huáscar Atoc † Hango † Topa Atao Ullco Colla † Tito Atauchi Uampa Yupanqui Guanca Auqui Agua Panti Paca Yupanqui	Atahualpa Chalcuchimac Quizquiz Rumiñawi Ukumari Tomay Rima †
Strength
~400,000; 100,000 Ecuadorian Cañaris	Initially 50,000–100,000 At peak some 250,000
Casualties and losses
Possibly more than 100,000 killed Tumebamba destroyed	Unknown
estimated 60,000 to 1,100,000 killed

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.^[1]^{: 146–149}^[2] The war followed Huayna Capac's death.

It began in 1529, and lasted until 1532. Huáscar initiated the war; appointed as emperor and claiming the throne, he wanted to defeat Atahualpa's competition