Huayna Capac

Huayna Capac or Wayna Qhapaq [ Waina q ʰ Apax ] (* around 1476 in Tumipampa, † 1527 in Colombia today ) was the 11th king of the Incas.

Wayna Qhapaq received its name, which means in Quechua " young ruler " because he Túpac Yupanqui his predecessor in 1493 succeeded to the throne with only about 17 years. He was the first Inca ruler who was not born in Qusqu ( Cusco ), and ruled until his death at 1527th He was the father of Huascar, Atahualpa, Tupac Huallpa, Manco Inca Yupanqui and Paullu Inca ( Inca Pawllu ).

Huayna Capac led under his reign the expansion of the Inca Empire, which began under his predecessors, further. He led a number of years of war in the north of his kingdom, today's Colombia, and was there in the city of Kitu (Quito ) establish an outpost of the Incas.

Huayna Capac and 1527 affected a large part of his troops, who were staying in Colombia today, the entrained by the European invaders in the wake of the conquest of smallpox. In addition to thousands of his soldiers, he also succumbed to the disease himself a short time later. He decreed that his territory should be divided: the south, with its capital Cusco should be the legitimate heir Huascar received the north to Quito his half-brother Atahualpa. This decision led to civil war in the Inca Empire.