List of wars involving the Inca Empire
This is a list of wars involving the Inca Empire (1438–1535), as well as its predecessors the Kingdom of Cusco, Chimor, the Tiwanaku Empire, and the Wari Empire.
Pre-Cusco period
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Wari Empire expansion campaigns[1][2][3]  (7th-10th century)  |  Wari Empire 
  |  Caxamarca culture  Lambayeque culture Lima culture Moche culture Nazca culture Recuay culture  |  Wari victory 
  | 
| Wari invasion of Moquegua[4]  (10th/11th century)  |  Wari Empire | Tiwanaku Empire | Wari victory 
  | 
| Wari internal conflicts[5]  (12th century)  |  Wari Empire | Rebel forces Foreign Invaders  |   
  | 
| Aymara invasions to Tiawanaku[6]  (12th century)  |  Tiwanaku Empire | Aymaras | Aymara victory 
  | 
| Tiawanku civil war[7][8]  (12th century)  |  Tiwanaku Empire | Rebel forces |  
  | 
| Chimu conquest of Sican  (1375)  |  Chimu Empire | Sican Kingdom | Sican is turned into a province of the Chimu kingdom. | 
Kingdom of Cusco
| Conflict | Allies | War against | Results | Head of State | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conquest of the Ayaviri  (13th century)  |  Kingdom of Cusco | Ayaviris | Inca Victory | Lloque Yupanqui | 
| Battle of Huaychu  (13th century)  |  Kingdom of Cusco | Colla Kingdom | Inca Victory | Mayta Cápac | 
| Rebellion of the Mascas[9]  (14th century)  |  Kingdom of Cusco | Mascas | Inca Victory 
  |  Inca Roca | 
| Rebellion of the Muyna and the Pinahua[9]  (14th century)  |  Kingdom of Cusco | Muyna  Pinahua  |  Inca Victory 
  |  Inca Roca | 
Inca Empire (1438–1535)
| Conflict | Allies | War against | Results | Head of State | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanka–Inca War  (1438–1440)  |  Chanka Kingdom | Inca Victory 
  |  Viracocha Inca | |
| Inca-Chincha war  (1440–1460)  |  Chincha Lordship | Inca Victory | Pachacuti | |
| Conquest of the towns of Collao  (1445–1505)  |  Collao towns 
  |  Inca Victory  • Quechuanization of the Collao  |  Pachacuti | |
| Huarco-Inca War[10]  (1450s)  |  Huarco Confederation | Inca Victory 
  |  Pachacuti | |
| Rebellion of the Ayarmacas  (1460s)  |  Ayarmacas | Inca Victory 
  |  Pachacuti | |
| Conquest of the Cajamarcas[10][11]  (1460s)  |  Caxamarcas | Inca Victory 
  |  Pachacuti | |
| Conquest of the Chimú Empire  (1470)  |  Chimu Empire | Inca Victory 
  |  Pachacuti | |
| Guaraní invasions  (1470–1554)  |  
  |  Tupi-Guaraní people  Supported by 
  |  Inca Pyrrhic Victory 
  |  Pachacuti | 
| Mapuche-Inca War  (1471–1530)  |  Inca Pyrrhic Victory 
  |  Topa Inca Yupanqui | ||
| Conquest of the Chachapoyas  (1472)  |  Chachapoya culture | Inca Victory | Topa Inca Yupanqui | |
| Rebellion of the Chimú  (1475)[12]  |  Chimor | Inca Victory 
  |  Topa Inca Yupanqui | |
| Conquest of the peoples of the northern Andes  (1490–1520)  |  Northern Andes Peoples | Inca Victory 
  |  Topa Inca Yupanqui | |
| Inca civil war  (1529–1532)  |  Atahualpa Victory | Huáscar | ||
| Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire  (1532–1572) 
  |  
  |  
  |  Spanish Victory 
  |  Atahualpa | 
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