Inca Empire Tawantinsuyu (Quechua) | |
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1438–1533/1572 | |
Capital | Cusco |
Official languages | Quechua |
Religion | Inca religion |
Government | Divine, absolute monarchy semi-diarchy |
Historical era | Pre-Columbian era |
• | 1438 |
1529–1532 | |
• | 1533/1572 |
• End of the last Inca resistance | 1572 |
The Inca were a pre-Columbian country and empire in the Andes of South America. The word Inca can also mean the emperor or king of the Inca people. It was the largest empire in the Americas, and was large even by world standards. It existed shortly before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas.