Capac Yupanqui (From

quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''Qhapaq Yupanki''), was the brother of the Inca emperor

Pachacuti Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, also called Pachacútec (), was the ninth Sapa Inca of the Chiefdom of Cusco, which he transformed into the Inca Empire (). Most archaeologists now believe that the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu was built as an ...

and an Inca general.María Rostworowski, ''Pachacútec Inca Yupanqui'', Lima

Biography

He was the son of

Viracocha Inca Viracocha Inca ( Quechua, the name of a god) or Viracocha (in hispanicized spelling) (1438) was the eighth '' Sapa Inka'' of the Kingdom of Cuzco (beginning around 1410) and the third of the Hanan dynasty. Biography He was not the son of Y ...

and Mama Runtu.

Chanka attack

In the

Chanka The Chanka (or Chanca) were an ethnic group living in Pre-Columbian South America, whose chiefdom was part of the Chanka "confederation": a loose defensive alliance of various chiefdoms, such as the Vilcas, the Huancas, the Chancas, and the ...

attack against

Cusco Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous Cusco Province, province and Cusco Region, department. The city was the cap ...

he aided his brother Pachacuti against the

, while his father

Viracocha Viracocha (also Wiraqocha, Huiracocha; Quechua Wiraqucha) is the creator and supreme deity in the pre-Inca and Inca mythology in the Andes region of South America. According to the myth Viracocha had human appearance and was generally consid ...

fled to Calca. During the reign of his brother he was an important general in the Inca army alongside Huayna Yupanqui. One of his first tasks as general was defeating and subjecting the former allies of the Chanka.

Conquests

Capac Yupanqui was sent by Pachacuti to the central Peruvian coast in order to conquer the Chincha.Relación de Chincha Years later the '' Sapa Inka'' sent his brother to various campaigns to the north of Cusco. During these campaigns he conquered the Cajamarca region, ruled by the chiefdom of Guzmango, accidentally starting a war with

Chimor Chimor (also Kingdom of Chimor or Chimú Empire) was the political grouping of the Chimú culture (). The culture arose about 900 CE, succeeding the Moche culture, and was later conquered by the Inca Empire, Inca emperor Topa Inca Yupanqui aro ...

. It is during these campaigns that the Chanka, who were a part the Inca armies, fled beyond the borders of the

Inca Empire The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (, ), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The History of the Incas, Inca ...

. Some historians believe that these campaigns were closer to raids than actual conquests, indicating that Capac Yupanqui wanted to overthrow his brother on returning from a successful campaign.Favre, Henri, ''les Incas'', PUF

Execution

Because of several transgressions of Pachacuti's orders, his entry into conflict with the Chimú empire, and the escape of the Chanka forces, he was executed on his return to Cusco. Other sources indicate that Pachacuti was jealous of the success his brother had in the northern campaigns.

Chronology

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Notes et références

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