Inca society

Pre-Columbian civilization Inca Empire Inca society Economy Army Agriculture Architecture Ayllu Cuisine Education Engineering Mythology Religion Roads Inca history Kingdom of Cusco Inca Empire History of Cusco Inca–Chanka War Colla-Inca War Chimor–Inca War Invasion of Chile Neo-Inca State Civil War Spanish conquest vte The Inca society was the society of the Inca civilization in Peru. The Inca Empire, which lasted from 1438 to 1533 A.D., represented the height of this civilization. The Inca state was known as the Kingdom of Cusco before 1438. Over the course of the empire, the rulers used conquest and peaceful assimilation to incorporate a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andes mountain ranges. The empire proved relatively short-lived however: by 1533, Atahualpa, the last Sapa Inca (emperor) of the Inca Empire, was killed on the orders of the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, marking the beginning of Spanish rule. The last Inca stronghold, the Neo-Inca State in Vilcabamba, was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. Population Population estimates for the Tawantinsuyu society range from as few as 4.1 million people to more than 36 million. Most estimates are betw