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Conflict Americas

Inca Civil War

1529 CE – 1532 CE · 3 years

Devastating succession war between the half-brothers Atahualpa and Huáscar that fatally weakened the Inca Empire on the eve of the Spanish conquest.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Atahualpa (Quito faction)
  • Huáscar (Cuzco faction)

Key moments

Defining events in the Inca Civil War.

  1. 1530 Battle of Chimborazo
  2. 1532 Battle of Quipaipan
  3. 1532 Capture of Huáscar

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1529 CE and 1532 CE.

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