Inca Civilization

By emma.baird
  • Period: 1200 to 1572

    Inca Timeline

  • 1438

    A Chanka tribe nearly invades the Inca

    A Chanka tribe nearly invades the Inca
    A nearby Chanka tribe almost defeats the small Inca civilization and Viracocha, the king, and his son flees. his other son rises up and defends the city, and in turn becomes Pachacuti, the new and ninth ruler.
  • 1525

    Many die from disease and civil war begins

    Many die from disease and civil war begins
    The Spanish conquistadors come and bring smallpox, which lasts from 1518 to 1527. The Inca aren't used to it and many native people died, including Huayna Capac, the current ruler, and his heir. It started a civil war between the two brothers that survived.
  • 1532

    Atahualpa dies and the Spanish take over

    Atahualpa dies and the Spanish take over
    Atahualpa won the civil war and was leading his army when Spanish conquistadors invaded and took him captive. Atahualpa died a year later and when the Spanish conquistadors took over the city, some remaining Incan people escaped and survived for 40 more years until the conquistadors wiped them out too.