Inca Road System (Qhapaq Ñan) and State Logistics (1400–1533)

1. Pachacuti begins imperial road-system expansion

   Jan 1, 1438Labels: Pachacuti, Qhapaq an

   • UNESCO
   • Pachacuti

2. Qhapaq Ñan reaches peak 15th-century extent

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Qhapaq an, Tawantinsuyu

   • UNESCO

3. Four principal routes radiate from Cusco

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Cusco, Four suyus

   • UNESCO

4. Túpac Inca Yupanqui accelerates roadway logistics

   Jan 1, 1471Labels: T pac, Tambos

   • Tambo
   • UNESCO

5. Tambos systematize travel and provisioning

   Jan 1, 1480Labels: Tambos, Qullqas

   • Tambo
   • UNESCO

6. Huayna Capac extends administration via road connectivity

   Jan 1, 1493Labels: Huayna Capac, Tawantinsuyu

   • Huayna Capac
   • UNESCO

7. Chasqui relay messaging operates along the roads

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Chasqui, Chaskiwasi

   • Chasqui
   • UNESCO

8. Quipu recordkeeping supports inventories and taxation

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Quipu, Storehouses

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO

9. Huayna Capac dies, destabilizing succession logistics

   Jan 1, 1527Labels: Huayna Capac, Succession crisis

   • Huayna Capac
   • Ninan Cuyochi

10. Inca civil war strains state transport and supply

    Jan 1, 1531Labels: Hu scar, Atahualpa

    • Chimborazo
    • Quipaip n

11. Battle of Quipaipán ends the civil war

    Apr 1, 1532Labels: Battle of, Atahualpa

    • Quipaip n

12. Spanish seize Atahualpa at Cajamarca

    Nov 16, 1532Labels: Cajamarca, Francisco Pizarro

    • Cajamarca
    • HISTORY

13. Atahualpa executed, collapsing central logistics

    Jul 26, 1533Labels: Atahualpa, Cajamarca

    • Atahualpa
    • 1533

14. Spanish capture Cusco, repurposing road corridors

    Nov 15, 1533Labels: Cusco, Spanish conquest

    • Cusco Battle
    • UNESCO