A small tribe of people called the Incas were founded along a river in the 12th century. Their leader was Manco Capac and he lead them to build their first city, Cuzco. The Incas first expander was Pachacuti. The second was Tupac Inca. He lead two expansions raids. The third was Huayna Capac. He was the Inca's biggest conquerors. Later Inca conquests were fought by unknown Inca conquerors. Their empire followed the Andes Mountains and was the size of the Thirteen English Colonies. The modern day countries the empire contained were Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Pachacuti had to reorganized Cuzco to make a strong empire. He made a federalist system called Tahuantinsuyu. The empire had one central government and four provinces. Pachacuti also was the emperor who ordered the sacred spot of Macchu Picchu. He was also a military genius. He would send spies into areas he might want to conquered and would have them report back to him. The spy would tell Pacacuti things like the country's wealth, military might, and political organization. First he would offer them to become part of the empire. He offered them luxury goods, food, and other nice things. Most people joined the Inca empire quietly and peacefully. The rulers child of the group that just joined the empire would be educated and treated very well. The leader of the army would be the head Inca's son. Pachacuti's son Túpac Inca started concurring the north in 1463 A.D. He continued to do this after his father's death. His father (Pachacuti) died in 1471. Túpac Inca's most important conquest was the highly sophisticated Chimor Empire. They were the Inca's only real rival in their home country of Peru. When Túpac Inca died his empire reached from Peru to as north as modern day Colombia and Ecuador. Túpac Inca's son was Huayna Cápac. He added a lot of southern territory to the empire. At its height, Tahuantinsuyu included Peru, Bolivia, most of Ecuador, a lot of Chile, and extended a little into Colombia and Argentina. The Incas were a thriving people, until the Spanish came.

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