Túpac Amaru
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Not to be confused with Túpac Amaru II (José Gabriel Condorcanqui, c. 1742–1781) or rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur (1971–1996).
Tupaq Amaru or Thupa Amaru (14 April 1545 – 24 September 1572) (first name also spelled Túpac, Tupac, Topa, Tupaq, Thupaq, Thupa, last name also spelled Amaro instead of Amaru) was the last Sapa Inca of the Neo-Inca State, the final remaining independent part of the Inca Empire. He was executed by the Spanish following a months-long pursuit after the fall of the Neo-Inca State.[1]: 11
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Thupaq Amaru | |
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Sapa Inca of the Neo-Inca State | |
Reign | 1571–1572 |
Predecessor | Titu Cusi |
Successor | State abolished Juan Santos Atahualpa [as self-proclaimed Sapa Inca of a (neo-)Inca Empire] |
Born | April 14, 1545 Peru |
Died | September 24, 1572(1572-09-24) (aged 27) Cusco, Viceroyalty of Peru, modern-day Peru |
Quechua | Tupaq Amaru |
Dynasty | Hanan Qusqu |
Father | Manco Inca Yupanqui |
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His name is derived from the Quechua words thupaq, meaning "royal" or "shining" and amaru, which can either mean "snake" or refer to the snake-like being from Andean mythology.[2]