2)The+Events+and+Leaders

 **1) The Inca Ruler (emperor) was called the //Sapa Inca// and was thought to be descended from the Sun God //Inti.//** (http://incas.mrdonn.org/sapainca.html)

 **2) Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo - fouded cuzco according to the legend.** (Hinds, 6-8)

◘ by the time he became ruler, the first permanent conquests were made surrounding //Cuzco//
 * 3) //Yahuar Huaca//:**

◘ was the first ruler to be called the //Sapa Inca// (//Sapa Inca// became the title for all the following rulers) ◘ made ties with neighboring people through marriage (married the daughter of the chief of Anta) ◘ made alliances with powerful //Quechua// (people to the north)
 * 4) //Viracocha//, //Yahuar's Son (1410-1438)//**//://

◘ //Viracocha//, his heir, many nobles and warriors fled from //Cuzco// ◘ one group of nobles stayed behind to defend the city and were led by //Viracocha's// son //Yupanqui// (Hinds, 8) http://www.infoperu.com/pics/raymi2002/0772inca.jpg **Inca Empire -** ** 6) //Yupanqui(1438-1471)://** ◘ had few troops to stay behind with him and fight the //Chancas// ◘ together they drove back //Chancas// and //Cuzco// was saved ◘ with the Chancas army defeated, the Inca empire was the most powerful one in the entire region (Hinds,8) ◘ took the name //Pachacuti// which meant 'earth shaker' or 'he who transform the world' ◘ conquered northwest of //Cuzco// almost all the way to the source of the Huallaga River ◘ the empire had gained a very fearsome reputation ◘ as he grew old he turned the commands of the army to his son //Topa// (Hinds, 10-11) ◘ conquers Chimor between 1465-1470) (Hinds, 72)
 * 5) //Chancas// - people from the territory west of //Cuzco//, who tried to overrun the Inca domain (1438)**
 * Expansion over the years**

◘// became //Sapa Inca// when //Yupanqui// passed ◘ expanded the Inca land all the way north to Quito, Ecuador ◘ his victory over //Chanchan// was one of his greatest victories (the capital of a powerful empire, //Chimor)// (Corrick, 29) ◘ extended boundaries to Bolivia and Argentina and all the way south to Maule River (present day Chile) ◘ when he died around 1493, the Inca Empire was nearly as large as it would ever be ◘ his son //Huayna Capac// added even more territory in the east and north,all the way to Angasmayo as well as to Ecuador and Colombia. ( Hinds, 12-13)
 * 7)**//**Topa (1471-1493):**

http://www.intiwiracocha.com/img/map_peru.jpg

**__Inca Emperors__ **  1. Manco Capac - Sun God 2. Sinchi Roca 3. Lloque Yupanqui 4. Maita Capac 5. Capac Yupanqui 6. Inca Roca 7. Yahuar Huacac 8. Inca Viracocha 9. Pachacuti-Inca-Yupanqui 10. Topa Inca Yupanqui 11. Huayna Capac  12. Huascar <span style="display: block; font-size: 130%; color: rgb(30, 169, 230); text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">13. Atahuallpa (http://www.crystalinks.com/incan.html) <span style="display: block; font-size: 130%; color: rgb(30, 169, 230); text-align: center;">