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Huayna Capac

American  
[wahy-nah kah-pahk] / ˈwaɪ nɑ ˈkɑ pɑk /
Or Huaina Capac

noun

  1. c1450–1527?, Inca ruler of Peru 1493?–1527? (father of Atahualpa and Huascar).


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A few weeks later, while still in Quito, Huayna Capac died of disease—probably smallpox.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

In the 1520s, Huayna Capac undertook a tour of Ecuador, a newly conquered area of the empire.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

The Incan Empire reached the height of its glory in the early 1500s during the reign of Huayna Capac.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Fortunately for Pizarro and unfortunately for the Incas, smallpox had arrived overland around 1526, killing much of the Inca population, including both the emperor Huayna Capac and his designated successor.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The young prince, Manco, a son of the great Inca Huayna Capac, named for the first Inca, Manco Ccapac, the founder of the dynasty, was selected as the most acceptable figurehead.

From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram