Northern Inca Empire

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Northern Inca Empire or Inca Confederacy, temporary found state in western South America. The Northern Confederacy, consisting of the parts of the "regular" Inca Empire, was formed in 1527 when the mighty Inca Huayna Capac died. After his will, the empire was divided between the "right" (but monstrous) heir Huascar, who received the traditional empire apart from those areas given to the Northern Inca Empire. Atahualpa, the favorite son, inherited this new, sovereign empire who stretched from Cajamarca in south to southern Colombia in the north. However, though Huascar had inherited more than 90% of the original Empire's area, he chose to invade Atahualpa in 1531. Cajamarca, the capital, was soon captured, and the second most important town, Tumebamba, defected and fought on Huascars side. Atahualpa however defeated Huascar in the battle of Chimborazo, much to the help of his generals Quizquiz and Chalicuchima. Tumebamba was captured and destroyed, and Huascar evacuated the Northern Inca Empire. In 1532, the although so superior southern empire was yet again defeated at Quipaipan, Huascar was caught and Cuzco seized by Quizquiz. Atahualpa stayed himself in Cajamarca and was the same year caught by Spanish explorers. However, the capture of the Sapa Inca (Huascar) and his capital in early 1532 marked the end of this empire as Atahualpa gained power of all incas. But this didn't last long, the empire lost real importance in 1533.

Lasted 1527 (death of Huayna Capac, his will divided the Inca Empire in two) to April 1532 (battle of Quipaipan, empires united by Atahualpa's armies).

Pre-Columbian Cultures
North America	Ancient Pueblo (Anasazi) – Fremont – Mississippian
Mesomerica	Aztec – Huastec – Maya – Mixtec – Olmec – Pipil – Tarascan – Teotihuacán – Toltec – Totonac – Zapotec
South America	Caral – Chavín – Chibcha – Chimor – Chachapoya – Huari – Inca – Moche – Nazca – Tairona – Tiwanaku
Main civilizations
	The Aztecs	The Maya	The Incas
Language	Nahuatl language	Mayan languages	Quechua
Religion	Aztec religion	Maya religion	Inca religion
Mythology	Aztec mythology	Maya mythology	Inca mythology
Calendar	Aztec calendar	Maya calendar
Society	Aztec society	Maya society	Inca society
Infrastructure		Maya architecture	Inca architecture Inca road system
History	Aztec history
Conquest	Spanish conquest of Mexico Hernán Cortés	Spanish conquest of Yucatán Francisco de Montejo Spanish conquest of Guatemala Pedro de Alvarado	Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire Francisco Pizarro
People	Moctezuma I Moctezuma II Cuitláhuac Cuauhtémoc	Pacal the Great Tecun Uman	Atahualpa Manco Capac
See also
Indigenous peoples of the Americas – Population history of American indigenous peoples – Pre-Columbian art