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