Qullasuyu (

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and

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spelling, ; Hispanicized spellings: ''Collasuyu, Kholla Suyu'') was the southeastern provincial region 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 adm ...

. Qullasuyu is the region of the

Qulla The Qulla (Quechuan for ''south'', Hispanicized and mixed spellings: ''Colla, Kolla'') are an indigenous people of western Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina living in west of Jujuy and west of Salta Province. The 2004 Complementary Indigenous Survey r ...

and related specifically to the native Qulla Quechuas who primarily resided in areas such as

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and Potosí. Most

territories which are now largely incorporated into the modern South American states of northern

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and Bolivia were annexed during the reign of Sapa Inca

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in the sixteenth century. Recently, there have been movements to form a "Greater Qullasuyu" (or Qullana Suyu Marka) which would incorporate a territory similar to the former

Tawantinsuyu 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 adm ...

in extent. This ideal has been proposed by the office of the

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and the parliament of the Qullana. Qullasuyu was the largest of the four ''suyu'' (or "quarters", the largest divisions of the Inca empire) in terms of area. This ''suyu'' encompassed the Bolivian

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and much of the southern Andes, running down into Argentina and as far south as the Maule river near modern Santiago, Chile. Along with

Kuntisuyu Kuntisuyu or Kunti Suyu ( Quechua ''kunti'' west, ''suyu'' region, part of a territory, each of the four regions which formed the Inca Empire, "western region") was the southwestern provincial region of the Inca Empire. Kuntisuyu was the smallest ' ...

, it was part of the '' Hurin Suyukuna'' or "Lower Quarters" of the empire.

Etymology

From

, composite of ''qulla'' (meaning south, but also the namesake people) and '' suyu'' (region, quarter of the

), with the meaning of "southern region".

Wamani

Each ''suyu'' was divided into ''wamani'', or provinces. Qullasuyu included the ''wamani'' of: *

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or Arika *Cana or Kana *Canche or Kanche *Caranga or Karanka *Caruma *Cavina or Kawina, whose people were “Incas by privilege” *Chicha *

or Quchapampa *Collagua *Lipe *

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* Lupaqa * Moquegua * Pacajes or Pacasa *Qolla Urcosuyu or Qulla Urqusuyu *Sama *Tambo or Tampu * Tarata *Ubina *Yampará or Yampara Steward, Julian H. & Faron, Louis, C. (1959). Native Peoples of South America. McGraw-Hill: New York, p. 185-192

References

Subdivisions of the Inca Empire {{Pre-Columbian-stub

Etymology

Wamani

See also

References