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Huayna Capac

1476 - 1525

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Huayna Capac (; Cusco Quechua: Wayna Qhapaq, pronounced [ˈwajna ˈqʰapaχ], lit. 'the young generous one') (before 1493 – 1527) was the third Sapa Inca of Tawantinsuyu, the Inca Empire. He was the son of and successor to Túpac Inca Yupanqui,: 108  the sixth Sapa Inca of the Hanan dynasty, and eleventh of the Inca civilization. He was born in Tumipampa and tutored to become Sapa Inca from a young age. Tawantinsuyu reached its greatest extent under Huayna Capac, as he expanded the empire's borders south along the Chilean coast, and north through what is now Ecuador and southern Colombia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Huayna Capac is the 2,510th most popular politician (down from 2,499th in 2019), the most popular biography from Ecuador (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Ecuadorean Politician.

Huayna capac is most famous for being the site of the Inca city of Machu Picchu.

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Among politicians, Huayna Capac ranks 2,510 out of 19,576. Before him are Heinrich Lübke, Marcus Atilius Regulus, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Souphanouvong, Giovanna of Italy, and Vannozza dei Cattanei. After him are Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Eystein I of Norway, Ismail II, Artabanus IV of Parthia, Mara Branković, and Hongzhi Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1476, Huayna Capac ranks 6. Before him are Pope Paul IV, Juan Sebastián Elcano, 2nd Dalai Lama, Yeonsangun of Joseon, and Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. After him are Louise of Savoy, Cuitláhuac, Girolamo Fracastoro, Helena of Moscow, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, and Ayşe Hatun. Among people deceased in 1525, Huayna Capac ranks 5. Before him are Thomas Müntzer, Cuauhtémoc, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, and Jakob Fugger. After him are Pietro Pomponazzi, Florian Geyer, Andrea della Robbia, Eleanor of Viseu, Michael Sittow, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, and Fernando d'Ávalos.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Huayna Capac ranks 1 out of 147. After him are Guillermo Lasso (1955), Rafael Correa (1963), Alfredo Palacio (1939), Manuela Sáenz (1797), Lenín Moreno (1953), María Capovilla (1889), Gabriel García Moreno (1821), Alberto Spencer (1937), José María Velasco Ibarra (1893), Frederick Ashton (1904), and Gustavo Noboa (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ecuador

Among politicians born in Ecuador, Huayna Capac ranks 1. After him are Guillermo Lasso (1955), Rafael Correa (1963), Alfredo Palacio (1939), Lenín Moreno (1953), Gabriel García Moreno (1821), José María Velasco Ibarra (1893), Gustavo Noboa (1937), Guillermo Rodríguez (1924), Jamil Mahuad (1949), Eloy Alfaro (1842), and Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1940).

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