Auqui (in quechua: ''awki'') was the title held by the

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Inca Empire The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...

or Tahuantinsuyu. In a generic way, all the male children of the Inca were called ''auquis''; however, the specific title was applicable only to one of them, whose choice was based on criteria different from those of the Eastern world because his capacity was taken into account, rather than his status as first-born or legitimate son.Hernández Astete, Francisco (212). La sucesión entre los Incas - Chungará, Revista de Antropología Chilena - Vol. 44 - (4) pages 655-667 -Aric

/ref> By extension, ''auqui'' in the Inca mythology and in the current Andean mythology, is the protective spirit of a community, a mythical character who lives in the mountains and corresponds to the soul of the high peaks. In current Quechua language the term is generally used in its plural form .Comisión de la Academia Mayor de la lengua quechua (2005). Diccionario quechua - español - quechua - Gobierno Regional Cusco - Cusco – Second edition

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The Auqui was the son of the Sapan Inca and the Qoya (main wife). He was not always the eldest son, but rather the one who showed more capacity, both in government functions and in the art of war. Accordiing to Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Spanish explorer and historian, this was the case of

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and his first son Inca Urco who showed cowardice by fleeing from the Chanca invasion and was displaced by his brother

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. Also Amaru Inca Yupanqui, Pachacuti's son did not become a Sapan Inca because of his weak character, leaving the post to his younger brother Topa Inca Yupanqui.Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro (2015 575}). ''History of the Incas'', Lexington, Different was the case of Topa Inca because when he died at Chinchero a succession dispute took place between his two sons, Huayna Capac and Capac Huari, which lasted two years. Huayna Capac won the dispute and put to death his stepmother Chequi Ocllo and banished his half-brother to exile.Nair, Stella (2021). At Home with the Sapa Inca: Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero, New York, USA: University of Texas Pres

/ref> According to Juan de Betanzos, one of the first Spanish chroniclers, when the first Inca's wife bore only daughters, the choice of the new Inca could also fall on one of the Sapan Inca's sons by one of his secondary wives,Betanzos, Juan de (2004

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. Suma y narración de los incas - edited by María del Carmen Martín Rubio - Ediciones Polifemo - Madrid, 2004 Martín de Murúa, friar and chronicler, adds that the Qoya was requested to adopt the elected successor of the Inca. A legitimation ceremony was performed during which the Qoya sat the prince on her lap and combed his hair, thus turning him into her adopted son.Rostworowski, María (2001

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. Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui - Obras Completas I - Serie: Historia Andina, 23 - IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos As crown prince, the auqui occupied the first place of the Inca

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(royal lineage), which he had to leave when he became Inca to form his own one. In some cases the Auqui participated in the co-reign of Tahuantinsuyu together with his father. As a symbol of receiving his role as co-ruler, he wore a yellow tassel. This served not only to train him in matters of state, but also to consolidate his rights to be recognized as an Inca upon the death of his father, since his virtues and defects were revealed. This system did not imply an obligation with the elected successor because the decision might be revoked at any time according to the capacity the auqui showed. Inca Roca, appointed his son Yahuar Huacac as his co-regent. Not only was the prince instructed in the government, but his father could be convinced of the leadership skills of the future Inca. Also Pachacutec, after forty years of kingdom decided to name Topa Inca Yupanqui as his successor and co-regent- the latter was the son of the qoya Mama Anarhuaquebut not the firstborn of the hundred sons that Pachacutec had. Only after completing the funeral of the deceased Inca, the Auqui could wear the red

mascapaicha The Mascapaicha or Maskaypacha (Quechua: "Maskhay", ''search'' and "Pacha", ''space'' or ''time'') was the royal crown of the Emperor of the Tahuantinsuyo, more commonly known as the Inca Empire. Description The Mascaipacha was the imperial symbo ...

, insignia of imperial power, thus becoming the new Inca. The brothers of the Auqui who did not become Incas were called Phiwi Churi (elder sons).

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* José Antonio del Busto Duthurburu ''Perú Incaico'', pp. 67-69. Colección de obras escogidas de José Antonio del Busto. Lima, Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A., 2011. , in Spanish * Alberto Tauro del Pino ''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú''. Tercera Edición. Tomo 2, p. 246. Lima, PEISA, 2001. {{ISBN, 9972-40-151-0, in Spanish * Luis E. Valcárcel ''Historia del Perú Antiguo'', Tomo II, p. 556. Lima, Editorial Juan Mejía Baca, in Spanish Family Inca

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