Inca Timeline By Ez_Greene 1200 Inca settle in Cusco Valley 1438 Pachacuti rises to power Pachacuti defeats the chancas and begins the expansion of Inca states. 1471 Pachacuti and his son Tupac Yupanqui conquer the Chimu kingdom 1493 Tupac Yupanqui becomes the sole ruler and his son Huayna Capac is named successor They continue to expand into Ecuador. 1527 The empire reaches its peak under Huayna Capac His death from smallpox leads to crisis. 1527 Huayna Capac's death starts a civil war between his sons 1532 Atahualpa defeats Huascar and becomes the new Sapa Inca 1532 Francisco Pizarro and his Spanish forces arrive, ambushing and capturing Atahualpa at Cajamarca 1533 Despite payment of the ransom, Pizarro executes Atahualpa, marking the fall of the empire 1572 The Spanish capture and execute Tupac Amaru, the final Inca ruler, ending the last major resistance
Pachacuti defeats the chancas and begins the expansion of Inca states.
They continue to expand into Ecuador.
His death from smallpox leads to crisis.
