Inca civil war between Huáscar and Atahualpa (1529–1532)

1. Succession crisis after Huayna Cápac’s death

   Jan 1, 1527Labels: Huayna C, Cusco, Succession Crisis

   • Britannica
   • Huayna C pac

2. Civil war erupts between Huáscar and Atahualpa

   Jan 1, 1529Labels: Hu scar, Atahualpa, Civil War

   • Britannica
   • Atahualpa

3. Battle of Chillopampa opens major campaigning

   Jan 1, 1531Labels: Battle of, General Atoc, Hu scar

   • Chillopampa

4. Atahualpa’s forces gain momentum in the north

   Jun 1, 1531Labels: Atahualpa, Quito, Northern Armies

   • Britannica
   • Atahualpa

5. Battle of Huanucopampa during Huáscar’s retreat

   Feb 1, 1532Labels: Battle of, Hu scar, Atahualpa

   • Huanucopampa

6. Battle of Chimborazo turns war decisively

   Mar 1, 1532Labels: Battle of, Atahualpa, Northern Victory

   • Chimborazo

7. Battle of Quipaipán and capture of Huáscar

   Apr 1, 1532Labels: Battle of, Hu scar, Atahualpa

   • Quipaip n
   • Britannica

8. Atahualpa pauses at Cajamarca after victory

   May 1, 1532Labels: Atahualpa, Cajamarca, Consolidation

   • Quipaip n
   • Atahualpa

9. Spanish seize Atahualpa at Cajamarca

   Nov 16, 1532Labels: Atahualpa, Francisco Pizarro, Cajamarca

   • Cajamarca
   • HISTORY

10. Huáscar is killed on Atahualpa’s orders

    Dec 1, 1532Labels: Hu scar, Atahualpa, Regicide

    • Britannica
    • Atahualpa es

11. Atahualpa executed by the Spanish

    Jul 26, 1533Labels: Atahualpa, Spanish conquest, Execution

    • HISTORY
    • Atahualpa

12. Spanish enter Cusco amid fractured Inca politics

    Nov 15, 1533Labels: Cusco, Spanish Forces, Fragmented Inca

    • Toma del Cuzco
    • NatGeo Edu