francisco pizarro led the forces that conquered the inca empire.
who led the forces that conquered the inca empire?
francisco pizarro
the inca society was the society of the inca civilization in south america. the inca empire, which was centred in peru and lasted from 1438 to 1533 ad, represented the height of this civilization. the inca state was known as the kingdom of cusco before 1438. over the course of the inca empire, the rulers used conquest and peaceful assimilation to incorporate in their empire a large portion of western south america, centred on the andean mountain ranges. the empire proved relatively short-lived however: by 1533, atahualpa, the last sapa inca (emperor) of the inca empire, was killed on the orders of the conquistador francisco pizarro, marking the beginning of spanish rule. the last inca stronghold, the neo-inca state in vilcabamba was conquered by the spanish in 1572.
inca society
the chimor-inca war was a conflict fought in the late 15th century between the inca empire and the chimor empire of coastal peru. at the time of the conflict the chimor empire was in a process of territorial expansion but as the inca empire appeared in the picture it became impossible for the chimor to consolidate its conquests. early skirmishes occurred when the inca empire conquered the non-chimor inland city of cajamarca. the incas led by topa inca yupanqui responded to hostilities by advancing first north to quito in modern ecuador and then turning their attention to the chimor empire. chimor empire was likely conquered from the north. once conquered the incas established an indirect rule over the chimor. to consolidate victory the incas pressured the chimor to hand over the unruly chimor cacique minchançaman who travelled to cuzco becoming a "luxury prisioner" while his more collaborative son acceded his position in his homeland.
chimor–inca war