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Event war Americas

Inca Empire Expansion

1438 CE – 1533 CE

Beginning with Pachacuti's defeat of the Chanka, the Incas expanded from a small kingdom near Cusco into the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, stretching 4,000 km along the Andes.

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Conflict · Americas

Inca Empire Expansion

1438 CE – 1533 CE

Beginning with Pachacuti's defeat of the Chanka, the Incas expanded from a small kingdom near Cusco into the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, stretching 4,000 km along the Andes. They built an extraordinary road system without the wheel or writing.

Standing in 1438 CE

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Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Great Wall of China Landmark · East Asia 700 BCE – still standing Petra Landmark · Middle East 300 BCE – still standing Abu Simbel Landmark · Middle East 1264 BCE – still standing

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