Sapa Inca
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The Sapa Inca was the supreme monarch and considered a divine son of the sun god Inti, holding absolute political and religious authority over the Inca civilization.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sapa Inca canonical | 26 |
| Guaina Capac | 1 |
| Inca emperors | 1 |
| Inca imperial court | 1 |
| Inca rulers | 1 |
| Sapa Inca of Tawantinsuyu | 1 |
| the only Inca | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T478956 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sapa Inca Context triple: [Inca Empire, rulerTitle, Sapa Inca]
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A.
Viracocha
Viracocha is the great creator god in Inca mythology, credited with forming the world, humanity, and other deities.
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B.
Atahualpa
Atahualpa was the last sovereign emperor of the Inca Empire, captured and executed by Spanish conquistadors, marking the effective end of Inca imperial rule.
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C.
Inca emperor Pachacuti
Inca emperor Pachacuti was the transformative 15th-century ruler of the Inca Empire who greatly expanded its territory and is credited with initiating its imperial golden age.
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D.
Yucay
Yucay is a small Andean town in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its traditional agriculture, Inca terraces, and scenic mountain surroundings.
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E.
Manco Inca Yupanqui
Manco Inca Yupanqui was an Inca ruler who initially cooperated with the Spanish conquistadors before leading a major indigenous resistance against their occupation of the Inca Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sapa Inca Target entity description: The Sapa Inca was the supreme monarch and considered a divine son of the sun god Inti, holding absolute political and religious authority over the Inca civilization.
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A.
Viracocha
Viracocha is the great creator god in Inca mythology, credited with forming the world, humanity, and other deities.
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B.
Atahualpa
Atahualpa was the last sovereign emperor of the Inca Empire, captured and executed by Spanish conquistadors, marking the effective end of Inca imperial rule.
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C.
Inca emperor Pachacuti
Inca emperor Pachacuti was the transformative 15th-century ruler of the Inca Empire who greatly expanded its territory and is credited with initiating its imperial golden age.
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D.
Yucay
Yucay is a small Andean town in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its traditional agriculture, Inca terraces, and scenic mountain surroundings.
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E.
Manco Inca Yupanqui
Manco Inca Yupanqui was an Inca ruler who initially cooperated with the Spanish conquistadors before leading a major indigenous resistance against their occupation of the Inca Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inca imperial title
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ monarch ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Tawantinsuyu
|
| appointed |
high priests
ⓘ
provincial governors (toqrikoq) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inti
ⓘ
Qorikancha ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of the Sun in Cusco
|
| capitalOfRealm | Cusco ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
central figure in Inti Raymi festival
ⓘ
leader of major state rituals ⓘ |
| clothing |
distinctive royal tunic
ⓘ
feathered headdress ⓘ |
| controlled |
imperial road network
ⓘ
redistribution of resources ⓘ state labor system mit'a ⓘ state storehouses ⓘ |
| country | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Hanan Cuzco dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanan Cusco dynasty
Hanan Cuzco dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Hurin Cusco dynasty
|
| ethnicGroup |
Inca people
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca
|
| firstHolder | Manco Cápac ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
absolute monarchy
ⓘ
theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDivineStatus |
god-king
ⓘ
semi-divine ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Quechua ⓘ |
| lastDeFactoHolder | Atahualpa ⓘ |
| lastRecognizedHolder |
Túpac Amaru
ⓘ
surface form:
Túpac Amaru I
|
| legitimizedBy |
divine descent from Inti
ⓘ
hereditary succession ⓘ |
| marriageCustom | often married a sister or close relative ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Sapa Inca
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
the only Inca
the unique Inca ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Atahualpa
ⓘ
Huayna Capac ⓘ Huáscar ⓘ Inca emperor Pachacuti ⓘ
surface form:
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
Topa Inca Yupanqui ⓘ |
| positionHeldInGovernment | supreme ruler of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| region |
Andes
ⓘ
western South America ⓘ |
| religion | Inca religion ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | son of the sun god Inti ⓘ |
| residence | Cusco ⓘ |
| role |
chief judge
ⓘ
chief lawgiver ⓘ commander-in-chief of the Inca army ⓘ supreme political authority in the Inca Empire ⓘ supreme religious authority in the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| socialStatus | top of Inca social hierarchy ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| symbolOfOffice |
fine textiles
ⓘ
golden scepter ⓘ mascaypacha ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
15th century
ⓘ
Late Horizon period of the Andes ⓘ early 16th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Quechua ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sapa Inca Description of subject: The Sapa Inca was the supreme monarch and considered a divine son of the sun god Inti, holding absolute political and religious authority over the Inca civilization.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pachacuti
this entity surface form:
the only Inca
this entity surface form:
Inca emperors
this entity surface form:
Inca imperial court
this entity surface form:
Inca rulers
subject surface form:
Huayna Capac
this entity surface form:
Guaina Capac
subject surface form:
Huayna Capac
this entity surface form:
Sapa Inca of Tawantinsuyu
subject surface form:
Huayna Capac
subject surface form:
Mitma resettlement system