Kingdoms of the Cusco Valley before Inca unification (c. 1200–1438 CE)

1. Killke culture dominates Cusco region

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Killke culture, Cusco Valley

   • Killke
   • Bauer Stanish

2. Killke period in Cusco region ends

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Killke culture, Late Intermediate

   • Killke
   • Cusco Kingdom

3. Kingdom of Cusco traditionally begins

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Kingdom of, Inca polity

   • Cusco Kingdom
   • Britannica

4. Paqari-tampu emerges as origin-shrine focus

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Paqari-tampu, Cusco region

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

5. Sinchi Roca’s reign consolidates Cusco polity

   Jan 1, 1230Labels: Sinchi Roca, Kingdom of

   • Cusco Kingdom
   • Britannica

6. Ayarmaca and Pinagua rival polities documented

   Jan 1, 1250Labels: Ayarmaca, Pinagua

   • Ayarmaca es
   • Ayarmaca fr

7. Capac Yupanqui leads first external conquests

   Jan 1, 1320Labels: Capac Yupanqui, Cusco expansion

   • Britannica
   • Cusco Kingdom

8. Inca Roca credited with further local subjugations

   Jan 1, 1350Labels: Inca Roca, Cusco elites

   • Britannica
   • Cusco Kingdom

9. Yahuar Huacac kidnapping story reflects valley rivalries

   Jan 1, 1380Labels: Yahuar Huacac, Ayarmaca

   • Britannica
   • Cusco Kingdom

10. Viracocha Inca reign begins in Cusco

    Jan 1, 1410Labels: Viracocha Inca, Cusco polity

    • Viracocha
    • History Inca

11. Chanka threat escalates toward Cusco region

    Jan 1, 1430Labels: Chanka, South-central Andes

    • Chanka War
    • Smithsonian

12. Battle for Cusco against the Chanka (traditional date)

    Jan 1, 1438Labels: Battle of, Pachacuti

    • Chanka War
    • Pachacuti
    • Cusco Kingdom