Topa Inca Yupanqui

Topa Inca Yupanqui
Drawing by Guaman Poma in 1615, which says: El decimo inga Topa Inga Ivpanqvi "The tenth Inca: Topa Inca Yupanqui"
Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire
Reign1471–1493
PredecessorPachacuti
SuccessorHuayna Capac
Bornbefore 1471
Cusco, Inca Empire, modern-day Peru
Died1493
Chincheros, Inca Empire, modern-day Peru
ConsortMama Ocllo
IssueHuayna Capac
Names
Túpac Inca Yupanqui
QuechuaTupa Inka Yupanki or Thupaq Inka Yupanki
SpanishTúpac Inca Yupanqui
DynastyHanan Qusqu
FatherPachacuti
MotherMama Anahuarque

Topa Inca Yupanqui or Túpac Inca Yupanqui (Quechua: Tupa Inka Yupanki ~ Thupaq Inka Yupanki),[1] also Topa Inga Yupangui, erroneously translated as "noble Inca accountant" (before 1471 – 1493) was the tenth Sapa Inca (1471–93) of the Inca Empire, fifth of the Hanan dynasty. His father was Pachacuti, and his son was Huayna Capac.[2]: 93  Topa Inca belonged to the Qhapaq Panaca (one of the clans of Inca nobles).[1] His quya (principal wife) was his older sister, Mama Ocllo.[2]: 88 

  1. ^ a b von Hagen, Victor W.; Murra, John V. "The origins and expansion of the Inca state". britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b de Gamboa, P.S., 2015, History of the Incas, Lexington, ISBN 9781463688653