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Why Did the Empire Fall?
Tawantinsuyu was becoming fragile. Various conquered peoples were rising in revolt. Smallpox swept into the region, killing many, including Huayna Capac, the eleventh Shapa Inka. This set off a war between his sons, Atahualpa and Huascar. Atahualpa won the power struggle in 1532, just as the Spanish arrived. |