Atahualpa
?–1533 CE · Quito
Atahualpa (died 1533) was the last independent Sapa Inca of Tawantinsuyu, a son of Huayna Capac. Based in the northern part of the empire, he prevailed in the war of succession against his half-brother Huáscar in 1532. Later that year he was captured by Francisco Pizarro's expedition at Cajamarca and held for a large ransom in gold and silver. He was executed by the Spanish in 1533, an event that marked the effective collapse of independent Inca rule.
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After the death of his father Huayna Capac, Atahualpa held the northern provinces around Quito and contested the succession against his half-brother Huáscar in the Inca civil war. His generals' victories in 1532 left him the effective ruler of the empire.
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- Cacamatzin· 1483 CE–1520 CE
- Cosijoeza· –1529 CE
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- Huayna Capac· –1527 CE
- Ibrahim Lodi· –1526 CE
- Shah Ismail I· 1487 CE–1524 CE
- Vasili III· 1479 CE–1533 CE
- Babur· 1483 CE–1530 CE
- Afonso I of Kongo· –1543 CE
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