Inca Empire
1438–1533 empire in South America
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Summary
Inca Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,021 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: religion in the Inca Empire[3]
- Continent: South America[4]
- Head of state: Atahualpa[5], Pachacútec[6], Túpac Inca Yupanqui[7], Huayna Capac[8], Huascar[9]
- Capital: Cusco[10]
- Official language: Quechua[11]
- Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[12], imperial cult[13]
- Follows: Kingdom of Cusco[14]
- Followed by: Neo-Inca State[15], Viceroyalty of Peru[16]
- Commons category: Inca Empire[17]
- Inception: 1438[18]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1533[19], 1572[20]
- Start time: 1438[21]
- End time: 1533[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Inca Empire[23]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:civilization=inca[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26]
- Native label: Tawantinsuyu[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:Inca Empire people[28]
- Position held by head of the organization: Sapa Inca[29]
- Language used: Classical Quechua[30], Quechua[31], Aymaran[32], Puquina[33], Mochica[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[35], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[36]
Why It Matters
Inca Empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 148 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
It is credited with the discovery of anticucho[39], a meal[40].
FAQs
What did Inca Empire discover?
Inca Empire is credited as discoverer of anticucho[39].