Inca Empire
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The Inca Empire was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in western South America, renowned for its vast Andean road system, advanced engineering, and administrative sophistication centered on its capital at Cusco.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inca Empire canonical | 150 |
| Inca civilization | 50 |
| Tawantinsuyu | 22 |
| Inca state | 7 |
| Inca | 5 |
| Inca culture | 5 |
| Inca Empire period | 1 |
| Inca dynasty | 1 |
| Inca era | 1 |
| Inca heartland | 1 |
| Inca monarchy | 1 |
| Incan Empire | 1 |
| Incan Empire (fictionalized) | 1 |
| Kingdom of Cusco | 1 |
| reign of Pachacuti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100705 — 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: Inca Empire Context triple: [Peru, historicalCivilization, Inca Empire]
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Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire was a vast early modern global empire that dominated much of the Americas, parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, becoming one of history’s most powerful colonial powers.
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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
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C.
Pre-Columbian era
The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
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Peru
Peru is a South American country known for its rich Inca heritage, diverse landscapes from Andes mountains to Amazon rainforest, and the iconic archaeological site of Machu Picchu.
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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Inca Empire Target entity description: The Inca Empire was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in western South America, renowned for its vast Andean road system, advanced engineering, and administrative sophistication centered on its capital at Cusco.
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A.
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire was a vast early modern global empire that dominated much of the Americas, parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, becoming one of history’s most powerful colonial powers.
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B.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
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C.
Pre-Columbian era
The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
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D.
Peru
Peru is a South American country known for its rich Inca heritage, diverse landscapes from Andes mountains to Amazon rainforest, and the iconic archaeological site of Machu Picchu.
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E.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
empire
ⓘ
indigenous American civilization ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | suyu ⓘ |
| agriculturalTechnique |
irrigation canals
ⓘ
terracing ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| capital | Cusco ⓘ |
| commonLanguage | Quechua ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Francisco Pizarro
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy |
Inca road segments still in use
ⓘ
Quechua-speaking populations in the Andes ⓘ |
| currencySystem | no coinage; labor and goods-based ⓘ |
| domesticatedAnimal |
alpaca
ⓘ
llama ⓘ |
| economicSystem | redistributive economy ⓘ |
| endDate | 1572 ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Manco Cápac ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| governmentType |
absolute monarchy
ⓘ
theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPart | Qhapaq Ñan ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
capture of Atahualpa at Cajamarca (1532)
ⓘ
execution of Atahualpa (1533) ⓘ fall of Vilcabamba (1572) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative sophistication
ⓘ
advanced engineering ⓘ centralized bureaucracy ⓘ extensive road system ⓘ mit’a labor system ⓘ stone masonry ⓘ terrace agriculture ⓘ |
| lastRuler |
Atahualpa
ⓘ
Túpac Amaru ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ quinoa ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Cusco
ⓘ
Machu Picchu ⓘ Quito ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Inca Empire
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tawantinsuyu
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| notableRuler |
Huayna Capac
ⓘ
Inca emperor Pachacuti ⓘ
surface form:
Pachacuti
Topa Inca Yupanqui ⓘ |
| numberOfSuyus | 4 ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Inti
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Viracocha ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
reign of Huayna Capac
ⓘ
Inca Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Pachacuti
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| region | Andes ⓘ |
| religion | Inca religion ⓘ |
| roadSystemLength | over 20,000 kilometers ⓘ |
| roadSystemName | Qhapaq Ñan ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Sapa Inca ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 1438 ⓘ |
| stateIdeology | sun worship ⓘ |
| successorState | Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| suyu |
Antisuyu
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Chinchaysuyu ⓘ Collasuyu ⓘ Cuntisuyu ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
present-day Argentina
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present-day Bolivia ⓘ present-day Chile ⓘ present-day Colombia ⓘ present-day Ecuador ⓘ present-day Peru ⓘ |
| translationOfNativeName | Realm of the Four Parts ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRelated |
Cusco
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Cusco
Machu Picchu ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
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| writingSystem | quipu (knotted cords) ⓘ |
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Subject: Inca Empire Description of subject: The Inca Empire was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in western South America, renowned for its vast Andean road system, advanced engineering, and administrative sophistication centered on its capital at Cusco.
Referenced by (248)
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