Rise to Power
l Pachacuti's son, Topac Yupanqui
(1471-1493), conquered Chimor
and extended Inca rule into
Ecuador and Chile.
l Huayna Capac (1493-1527)
consolidated the conquests; by his
death the Inca empire -
Twantinsuyu - stretched from
Colombia to Chile, and eastward to
Bolivia and Argentina.
l From 9 to 13 million people were
under Inca rule.