Lloque Yupanqui ( – , aged approximately circa 30) (

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 ...

''Lluq'i Yupanki'' "the glorified lefthander") was the third

Sapa Inca The Sapa Inca (from ; ) was the monarch of the Inca Empire (''Tawantinsuyu'' "the region of the four rovinces), as well as ruler of the earlier Kingdom of Cusco and the later Neo-Inca State at Vilcabamba, Peru, Vilcabamba. While the origins ...

of the Kingdom of Cuzco (beginning around 1260) and a member of the Hurin dynasty.

Family and personality

He was the son and successor of

Sinchi Roca Sinchi Roca (), also known as Sinchi Rocca, Cinchi Roca (in Hispanicized spellings), Sinchi Ruq'a and Sinchi Ruq'a Inka ( Quechua for "valorous generous Inca"), was the second Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco and a member of the Hurin dynasty ...

, though he had an elder brother Manco Sapaca. He was the father of Mayta Cápac. His wife's name is variously given as Mama Cava, also known as Mama Qawa (Spanish ''Mama Qawa'') or Mama Cora Ocllo.de Gamboa, P.S., 2015, History of the Incas, Lexington, The mother of this king was queen Mama Cura.''The Incas - the royal commentaries of the Inca'', Garcilaso de la Vega

Reign

Although some chronicles attributed minor conquests to him, others say that he did not wage any wars or that he was even occupied with rebellions.

Market

He is said to have established the public market in

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and built the Acllahuasi. In the days 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 ...

, this institution gathered young women from across the empire; some were given by the Inca as

concubine Concubinage is an interpersonal relationship, interpersonal and Intimate relationship, sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage. Concubinage and marriage are often regarde ...

s to nobles and warriors and others were dedicated to the

cult Cults are social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal is another characteristic often ascribed to cults. The term ...

of the Sun god. Sometimes they were simply servants.

References

{{Authority control 1290s deaths Inca emperors 13th-century Sapa Incas