Pachacuti
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Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (or Pachacutec; Quechua: [Pachakutiq] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), whose name means "He who remakes the world" was the ninth Sapa Inca (1438-1471/1472) of the Kingdom of Cuzco, which he transformed into an empire, Tawantinsuyu. He began the era of conquest that, within three generations, expanded the Inca dominion from the valley of Cuzco to nearly the whole of civilized South America. He was the fourth of the Hanan dynasty, and his wife's name is given as Mama Anawarkhi or Coya Anahurque. Their son was Tupac Inca Yupanqui. Pachacuti reorganized the new empire, the Tahuantinsuyu or "the united four provinces." Under his system, there were four apos that each controlled one of four provinces (suyu).
Despite Pachacuti's political and military talents, he did not improve upon the system of choosing the next Inca. His son became the next Inca without any known dispute, but in future generations the next Inca had to gain control of the empire by winning enough support from the apos, priesthood, and military to either win a civil war or intimidate anyone else from trying to get control of the empire.
Machu Picchu is believed to date to the time of Pachacuti.
Pachacuti Media
Depiction of Pachacuti worshipping Inti (Sun god) at Coricancha, in the 17th century second chronicles of Martín de Murúa
Part of the ruins of Pachacuti's palace in Cuzco
Pachacútec, Sapa Inca IX. Cuzco painting from the 17th century, unknown artist belonging to the movement known as the “School of Cuzco”.
Scene from the Chanka–Inca War on the Great Historical Mural of Cusco
Pachacuti's palace at Vitcos.
Inca expansion according to John Howland Rowe.
Central and south Andean chiefdoms.
Representation of Pachacuti in the manuscript of the colonial chronicler Martin de Murúa, assisted in his research by the indigenous chronicler Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala.
| Preceded by Viracocha |
Sapa Inca 1438-71 |
Succeeded by Túpac Inca Yupanqui |