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| Inca Roca | |
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 Inca Roca | |
| Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco | |
| Reign | c. 1350 – c. 1380 |
| Predecessor | Cápac Yupanqui |
| Successor | Yawar Waqaq |
| Born | c. 1350 Cusco, Inca Empire |
| Died | c. 1380 (aged c. 30) Cusco, Inca Empire |
| Spouse | Mama Michay |
| Issue | Yáhuar Huácac several more children |
| Dynasty | Hanan Qusqu |
| Father | Cápac Yupanqui |
| Mother | Cusi Chimbo |
Inca Roca (Quechua: Inka Ruq'a, "magnanimous Inca") (c. 1350 – c. 1380) was the sixth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco (beginning around 1350) and the first of the Hanan ("upper") Qusqu dynasty.[1] His wife was Mama Michay, and his son was Yawar Waqaq.
He had four other famous sons: Inca Paucar, Huaman Taysi Inca, and Vicaquirau Inca. Vicaquirau Inca and Roca's nephew Apu Mayta were great warriors, who helped subjugate Muyna, Pinahua and Caytomarca. He died c. 1380.[2]: 45–46
Ruq'a's father was the Emperor Cápac Yupanqui, whose heir apparent (by his wife Cusi Hilpay) had been his son Quispe Yupanki.
However, after Qhapaq Yupankiʻs death, the hanan moiety rebelled against the hurin, killed Quispe Yupanki, and gave the throne to Inca Roca, son of another of Qhapaq Yupankiʻs wives, Cusi Chimbo. Inca Roca moved his palace into the hurin section of Cuzco.
In legend, he is said to have conquered the Chancas[3] (among other peoples), as well as established the yachaywasi, schools for teaching nobles. More soberly, he seems to have improved the irrigation works of Cuzco and neighboring areas,[1][4] but the Chancas continued to trouble his successors.
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Inca Roca (Quechua: Inka Ruq'a, "magnanimous Inca") (c. 1350 – c. 1380) was the sixth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco (beginning around 1350) and the first of the Hanan ("upper") Qusqu dynasty. His wife was Mama Michay, and his son was Yawar Waqaq. He had four other famous sons: Inca Paucar, Huaman Taysi Inca, and Vicaquirau Inca. Vicaquirau Inca and Roca's nephew Apu Mayta were great warriors, who helped subjugate Muyna, Pinahua and Caytomarca. He died c. 1380.
The Sapa Inca (from Quechua: sapa inka; lit. 'the only emperor') was the monarch of the Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu "the region of the four [provinces]"), as well as ruler of the earlier Kingdom of Cusco and the later Neo-Inca State at Vilcabamba. While the origins of the position are mythical and originate from the legendary foundation of the city of Cusco, it seems to have come into being historically around AD 1100. Although the Inca believed the Sapa Inca to be the son of Inti (the sun god) and often referred to him as Inti churi "solar son" or Intip churin "son of the sun", the position eventually became hereditary, with son succeeding father. The principal wife of the Inca was known as the coya or quya. The Sapa Inca was at the top of the social hierarchy and played a dominant role in the political and spiritual realm. Manco Capac, the first Inca monarch, adopted the title capac or qhapaq (roughly translated as "king"). Inca Roca, the sixth Inca monarch, was evidently the first to bear the title sapa Inca ("emperor") officially. There were two known dynasties, led by the Hurin and Hanan moieties respectively. The latter was in power at the time of Spanish conquest. The last effective Sapa Inca of Inca Empire was Atahualpa, who was executed by Francisco Pizarro and his conquistadors in 1533, but several successors later claimed the title. Other terms for sapa Inca include apu ("lord"), qhapaq Inka ("mighty Inca") or simply sapa ("the only one").
Yawar Waqaq (Hispanicized spellings Yahuar Huacac, Yáhuar Huácac) or Yawar Waqaq Inka (c. 1380 – c. 1410) was the seventh Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco (beginning around 1380) and the second of the Hanan dynasty. His father was Inca Roca. Yawar's wife was Mama Chicya (or Chu-Ya) and their sons were Paucar Ayllu and Pahuac Hualpa Mayta. Yawar's name refers to a story that he was abducted as a child by the Sinchi (Warlord) Tokay Qhapaq of the Ayarmaca nation, crying tears of blood over his predicament. He eventually escaped with the help of one of his captor's mistresses, Chimpu Orma. Assuming the reign at the age of 19, Yawar conquered Pillauya, Choyca, Yuco, Chillincay, Taocamarca and Cavinas.
Hatun Rumiyoq Street (from Southern Quechua: *Hatun Rumiyuq*, meaning "street with the great stone") is a historic pedestrian street located in the monumental zone of Cusco, Peru. It is part of the processional axis of Cusco, a historical route connecting the Plazoleta de San Blas with the Plazoleta de la Almudena. This axis corresponds to ancient Inca roads (Qhapaq Ñan) linking the Antisuyu to the northeast and the Contisuyu to the southwest from the Huacaypata. On the southeastern edge of the street stands the well-preserved Inca wall of what was once the palace of the emperor Inca Roca. The street is best known for the Twelve-angled stone, a finely cut diorite block that forms part of the wall of the Archbishop's Palace of Cusco. The palace is believed to have been constructed on the site of Inca Roca’s residence. After the Spanish conquest, it became the residence of the first bishop of Cusco, Vicente de Valverde, and his sister María Valverde, who was married to conquistador Rodrigo de Orgóñez. In 1972, the street was declared a National Historic Monument of Peru. In 1983, it became part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing for the Historic Centre of Cusco, and in 2014, it was also inscribed under the Qhapaq Ñan – Andean Road System.
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