Mayta Cápac
Fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco
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::summary Fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mayta Cápac |
| image | Mayta Capac.jpg |
| image_size | 220 |
| caption | King Mayta Cápac |
| succession | Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco |
| reign | – |
| predecessor | Lloque Yupanqui |
| successor | Tarco Huaman |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Cusco, Inca Empire |
| death_date | (aged ) |
| death_place | Cusco, Inca Empire |
| dynasty | Hurin |
| father | Lloque Yupanqui |
| mother | Mama Cora Ocllo Coya |
| spouse | Mama Cuca |
| issue | Cápac Yupanqui |
| :: |
| name = Mayta Cápac | image = Mayta Capac.jpg | image_size = 220 | caption = King Mayta Cápac | succession = Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco | reign = – | predecessor = Lloque Yupanqui | successor = Tarco Huaman | birth_date = | birth_place = Cusco, Inca Empire | death_date = (aged ) | death_place = Cusco, Inca Empire | dynasty = Hurin | father = Lloque Yupanqui | mother = Mama Cora Ocllo Coya | spouse = Mama Cuca | issue = Cápac Yupanqui
Mayta Cápac () () was the fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco (beginning around 1290) and a member of the Hurin dynasty.
Family and personal
As a son of King Lloque Yupanqui, Mayta Cápac was his heir and the father of Cápac Yupanqui. His wife's name is given as Mama Tankariy Yachiy, or Tacucaray, or Mama Cuca. His other children were Tarco Huaman, Apu Cunti Mayta, Queco Avcaylli, and Rocca Yupanqui.
Mayta's mother was Mama Cora Ocllo Coya. She died in Cuzco.
Reign
Mayta Capac was referred to as the reformer of the calendar. The chroniclers describe him as a great warrior who conquered territories as far as Lake Titicaca, Arequipa, and Potosí. While in fact, his kingdom was still limited to the valley of Cuzco. In 1134, Mayta Cápac put the regions of Arequipa and Moquegua under the control of the Inca empire.
His great military feat was the subjugation of Alcabisas and Culunchimas tribes.
References
| before = Lloque Yupanqui | title = Sapa Inca | years = – | after = Cápac Yupanqui
References
- ''The First New Chronicle and Good Government'' by Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala and Roland Hamilton
- ''The Incas - The royal commentaries of the Inca'', Garcilaso de la Vega
- de Gamboa, P.S., 2015, History of the Incas, Lexington, {{ISBN. 9781463688653
- Bollaert, William. (1854). "Observations on the History of the Incas of Peru, on the Indian of South Peru, and Some Indian Remains in the Province of Tarapaća". Journal of the Ethnological Society of London.
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