Cápac Yupanqui
| Cápac Yupanqui | |
|---|---|
 Painting of Cápac Yupanqui, oil on canvas, Brooklyn Museum | |
| Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco | |
| Reign | c. 1320 – c. 1350 |
| Predecessor | Tarco Huaman |
| Successor | Inca Roca |
| Born | c. 1320 Cusco, Inca Empire |
| Died | c. 1350 (aged c. 30) Cusco, Inca Empire |
| Spouse | Qorihillpay Cusi Chimbo |
| Issue | Inca Roca Quispe Yupanqui |
| Dynasty | Hurin |
| Father | Mayta Cápac |
| Mother | Mama Cuca |
Cápac Yupanqui (Quechua = Qhapaq Yupanki Inka, "splendid accountant Inca") (c. 1320 – c. 1350) was the fifth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco (beginning around 1320) and the last of the Hurin dynasty.[1]
Family
Yupanqui was a son and successor of Mayta Cápac while his elder brother Cunti Mayta became high priest.[2] His chief wife was Mama Cusi Hilpay (or Qorihillpay or Ccuri-hilpay), the daughter of the lord of Anta, previously a great enemy of the Incas.[3] His son with a woman called Cusi Chimbo, founder of the Hanan dynasty, was Inca Roca.[4]
Reign
In legend, Yupanqui is a great conqueror; the chronicler Juan de Betanzos says that he was the first Inca to conquer territory outside the valley of Cusco – which may be taken to delimit the importance of his predecessors. He subjugated the Cuyumarca and Ancasmarca. His sons from other women included Apu Calla, Humpi, Apu Saca, Apu Chima-chaui, Apu Urco Huaranca, and Uchun-cuna-ascalla-rando. He died in 1350.[2]: 44 Garcilaso de la Vega reports that his administration improved the city of Cusco with many buildings, bridges, roads and aqueducts.[3]
References
- ^ Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala (author), David Frye (translator), The First New Chronicle and Good Government, Hackett Publishing Company, (2006), ISBN 0872208419 ISBN 978-0872208414
- ^ a b de Gamboa, P.S., 2015, History of the Incas, p. 44, Lexington, ISBN 9781463688653
- ^ a b Garcilaso de la Vega, The Incas - The royal commentaries of the Inca
- ^ Catherine Julien, Reading Inca History