<P> The Inca Civil War , also known as the Inca Dynastic War , the Inca War of Succession , or , sometimes , the War of the Two Brothers was fought between two brothers , Huáscar and Atahualpa , sons of Huayna Capac , over the succession to the throne of the Inca Empire . The war followed Huayna Capac 's death in 1527 , although it did not begin until 1529 , and lasted until 1532 . Huáscar initiated the war because he saw himself as the rightful heir to the kingdom of all the Incas . Regardless of legitimacy , Atahualpa proved himself to be tactically superior to his brother in warcraft and to the mighty armies of Cuzco , which their father had stationed in the north part of the empire during the military campaign . Accounts from sources all vary in the exact details . </P>
<P> The Inca Civil War , also known as the Inca Dynastic War , the Inca War of Succession , or , sometimes , the War of the Two Brothers was fought between two brothers , Huáscar and Atahualpa , sons of Huayna Capac , over the succession to the throne of the Inca Empire . The war followed Huayna Capac 's death in 1527 , although it did not begin until 1529 , and lasted until 1532 . Huáscar initiated the war because he saw himself as the rightful heir to the kingdom of all the Incas . Regardless of legitimacy , Atahualpa proved himself to be tactically superior to his brother in warcraft and to the mighty armies of Cuzco , which their father had stationed in the north part of the empire during the military campaign . Accounts from sources all vary in the exact details . </P>
what brothers fought for control of the inca empire
what brothers fought for control of the inca empire
Huáscar and Atahualpa , sons of Huayna Capac
Huáscar and Atahualpa , sons of Huayna Capac