From 1438 to 1533, the Incas incorporated a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean Mountains, using conquest and peaceful assimilation, among other methods.

Dec 28, 2025 · Inca origins and early history are largely shrouded in legends that may be more mythical than factual. Their later history, particularly from the reign of Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (Pachakuti …

Mar 11, 2015 · Grab your fedora and bullwhip as we unearth eight amazing yet obscure ancient empires in this episode of History Countdown. The Inca first appeared in modern-day Peru sometime during …

The Inka empire at its greatest extent sprawled from the modern-day city of Quito in Ecuador to Santiago in Chile. The Inka called their empire Tawantinsuyu, usually translated as “Land of the Four …

Jan 16, 2026 · The Inca (also spelled as Inka) Empire was a South American empire that existed between the 15th and 16th centuries. The Inca Empire was the largest pre-Hispanic civilization in …

The Inka Empire rose rapidly and burned bright. In little more than 100 years, it grew from a small kingdom in the highlands of Peru to become the largest empire in the Americas.

The Inka empire at its greatest extent sprawled from the modern-day city of Quito in Ecuador to Santiago in Chile. The Inka called their empire Tawantinsuyu, usually translated as “Land of the Four …

At the time of the Spanish invasion, the Inka empire stretched 2,485 miles from north to south, and 300 miles east to west, and encompassed more than a hundred societies (Fagan, 1996, 340). The first …

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 The largest Indigenous state in the history of the Americas; it unified the vast area of the Central Andes, coastlands, and adjacent regions.