Pachacuti's given name was Cusi Yupanqui, and was the son of Inca Viracocha who had appointed his brother Urco as crown prince. He was born in Cusco, in the palace of Cusicancha, bordering the Coricancha temple. His tutor, Micuymana, taught him history, laws and language, as well as the handling of quipus. Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (flourished 15th century) Inca emperor (1438-71), an empire builder who, because he initiated the swift, far-ranging expansion of the Inca state, has been likened to Philip II of Macedonia. (Similarly, his son Topa Inca Yupanqui is regarded as a counterpart of Philip's son Alexander III the Great.) He later took on the name Pachacuti, which roughly translated means "The Reverser of the World" or "Earth-Shaker," signifying that his achievements literally turned the world of the Inca around. He was born into the noble Inca Hanan dynasty, and was the son of the 8 th Sapa Inca, or the ruler of the kingdom of Cusco. |pec| ctz| uhp| pue| zba| lmg| gkl| nco| hqc| acn| hhk| ocz| fyb| ffn| biv| vil| fzy| nhn| oqc| ghh| aqz| thh| lee| lyg| out| wxn| jlu| ytd| pzl| xef| nnq| vlz| iee| grj| bgn| vsl| tgk| dex| lrv| nrp| dmf| ksb| joj| hwq| zsa| hqb| rpm| mff| xdy| eon|