Huayna Capac
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Huayna Capac was a late 15th–early 16th century Sapa Inca whose reign marked the territorial peak of the Inca Empire shortly before the Spanish conquest.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huayna Capac canonical | 23 |
| Wayna Qhapaq | 3 |
| Huaina Capac | 1 |
| reign of Huayna Capac | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T478960 — 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.
Target entity: Huayna Capac Context triple: [Inca Empire, notableRuler, Huayna Capac]
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A.
Manco Cápac
Manco Cápac is the legendary founder and first Sapa Inca of the Inca civilization, traditionally credited with establishing its capital at Cusco.
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B.
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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C.
Topa Inca Yupanqui
Topa Inca Yupanqui was a powerful Sapa Inca of the 15th century who greatly expanded the Inca Empire’s territory through extensive military campaigns and consolidation of conquered regions.
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D.
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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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.
Target entity: Huayna Capac Target entity description: Huayna Capac was a late 15th–early 16th century Sapa Inca whose reign marked the territorial peak of the Inca Empire shortly before the Spanish conquest.
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A.
Manco Cápac
Manco Cápac is the legendary founder and first Sapa Inca of the Inca civilization, traditionally credited with establishing its capital at Cusco.
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B.
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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C.
Topa Inca Yupanqui
Topa Inca Yupanqui was a powerful Sapa Inca of the 15th century who greatly expanded the Inca Empire’s territory through extensive military campaigns and consolidation of conquered regions.
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D.
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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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century monarch
ⓘ
16th-century monarch ⓘ Inca emperor ⓘ Sapa Inca ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guayna Capac
ⓘ
Huayna Capac ⓘ
surface form:
Huaina Capac
Huayna Capac ⓘ
surface form:
Wayna Qhapaq
|
| associatedWith |
Cusco
ⓘ
Quito basin ⓘ
surface form:
Quito region
|
| capitalDuringReign | Cusco ⓘ |
| civilization | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith | early Spanish explorations in the Americas ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Andean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean civilizations
|
| deathApproximateDate | early 16th century ⓘ |
| deathCause |
epidemic disease
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likely smallpox ⓘ |
| deathContext | shortly before the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca dynasty
|
| era | pre-Columbian Andes ⓘ |
| expandedEmpireTo |
present-day Argentina
ⓘ
present-day Bolivia ⓘ Chile ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Chile
present-day Colombia ⓘ present-day Ecuador ⓘ |
| father |
Topa Inca Yupanqui
ⓘ
surface form:
Túpac Inca Yupanqui
|
| givenName | Huayna Capac self-link ⓘ |
| governmentType | theocratic empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reorganization of conquered territories
ⓘ
construction projects and urban development ⓘ large-scale military campaigns in the north of the empire ⓘ mass relocations of populations (mitma policy) ⓘ overseeing the greatest territorial extent of the Inca Empire ⓘ strengthening imperial roads and infrastructure ⓘ |
| language | Quechua ⓘ |
| notableEvent | his death triggered a succession crisis between Huáscar and Atahualpa ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Topa Inca Yupanqui
ⓘ
surface form:
Túpac Inca Yupanqui
|
| regionRuled |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean South America
western South America ⓘ |
| reignEnd | early 16th century ⓘ |
| reignStart | late 15th century ⓘ |
| religion |
Andean mythology
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surface form:
Inca religion
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| successor |
Atahualpa
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Huáscar ⓘ |
| territorialPeakOf | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| title | Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| usedInstitution |
Qhapaq Ñan
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surface form:
Inca road system (Qhapaq Ñan)
mitma resettlement system ⓘ |
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Referenced by (28)
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