Lloque Yupanqui (born c. January 1, 1260 – died c. January 1, 1290, aged approximately circa 30) (

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''Lluq'i Yupanki'' "the glorified lefthander") was the third Sapa Inca of the

Kingdom of Cuzco The Kingdom of Cusco (sometimes spelled ''Cuzco'' and in Quechua ''Qosqo'' or ''Qusqu'') was a small kingdom based in the city of Cusco, on the Andean mountain ranges that began as a small city-state founded by the Incas around the start of 13th ...

(beginning around CE 1260) and a member of the Hurin

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Family and personality

He was the son and successor of

Sinchi Roca Sinchi Roca, Sinchi Rocca, Cinchi Roca (in Hispanicized spellings), Sinchi Ruq'a or Sinchi Ruq'a Inka ( Quechua for "valorous generous Inca") was the second Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco (beginning around 1230 CE, though as early as 1105 CE acc ...

, though he had an elder brother Manco Sapaca. He was the father of

Mayta Cápac Mayta Cápac (Quechua ''Mayta Qhapaq Inka'') was the fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco (beginning around 1290 CE) and a member of the Hurin dynasty. Family and personal As a son of King Lloque Yupanqui, Mayta Cápac was his heir and the ...

. His wife's name is variously given as Mama Cava, also known as Mama Cahua (Quechua ''Mama Qawa'') or Mama Cora Ocllo.de Gamboa, P.S., 2015, History of the Incas, Lexington, The mother of this king was queen Mama Cura.''The Incas: the royal commentaries of the Inca'', Garcilaso de la Vega

Reign

Although some chronicles attributed minor conquests to him, others say that he did not wage any wars, or that he was even occupied with rebellions.

Market

He is said to have established the public market in

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and built the Acllahuasi. In the days of the

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 ...

, this institution gathered young women from across the

empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

; some were given by the Inca as

concubine Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between a man and a woman in which the couple does not want, or cannot enter into a full marriage. Concubinage and marriage are often regarded as similar but mutually exclusive. Concubi ...

s to nobles and warriors and others were dedicated to the cult of the Sun god. Sometimes they were simply servants.

References

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