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The administrative, political and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The Inca civilization arose from the Peruvian highlands sometime in the early 13th century.

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Key finding: This work documents the political history of the Inca from early settlement in the 13th century CE to empire formation, indicating that Pachacuti's rise around 1438 CE marks the imperial genesis linked to military victory and political consolidation.

Fourteen thousand years of unique cultures preceded the Inka in the Andes. Four in particular— Chavín, Tiwanaku, Wari, and Chimú— influenced Inka traditions and laid the groundwork for the rise of the Inka Empire and the Qhapaq Ñan, or Great Inka Road system.

The Inca Empire, officially known ... political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The Inca civilisation rose from the Peruvian highlands sometime in the early 13th century....

The Kingdom of Cusco lasted from the beginning of the Inca settlement in Cusco under the rule of Manco Capac around the 13th century until the victory of Cusi Yupanqui, later known as Pachacuti, against the Chanka people c. 1438. It is divided between the two dynasties that ruled Cusco: Hurin ...

The Inca civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE. The Inca Empire eventually extended across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south. It was...

The civilization emerged in the 13th century and lasted until it was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was located in Cusco (also spelled Cuzco) in modern-day Peru.

Eventually, however, the Spaniards took control of Vilcabamba in 1572, when the last remaining Inca ruler, Manco’s son Tupak Amaru, was captured and executed, bringing the Inca Empire to an end. As the only written accounts of the Inca were composed by outsiders, its mythology and culture passed to successive generations by trained storytellers. Traces of its existence were mainly found in the ruins of cities and temples, but in 1911 archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered the intact 15th century mountaintop citadel of Machu Picchu, its magnificent stone structures reflecting the power and capabilities of this proud and powerful pre-Colombian civilization.