Capac Yupanqui (From quechua Qhapaq Yupanki), was the brother of the Inca emperor Pachacuti and an Inca general.María Rostworowski, Pachacútec Inca Yupanqui, Lima
Biography He was the son of Viracocha Inca and Mama Runtu.
Chanka attack In the Chanka attack against Cusco he aided his brother Pachacuti against the Chanka, while his father Viracocha fled to Calca.
During the reign of his brother he was an important general in the Inca army alongside Huayna Yupanqui. One of his first tasks as general was defeating and subjecting the former allies of the Chanka.
Conquests Capac Yupanqui was sent by Pachacuti to the central Peruvian coast in order to conquer the Chincha.Relación de ChinchaDavid A. Reid Daniel and H. Sandweiss, Negotiated Subjugation: Maritime Trade and the Incorporation of Chincha Into the Inca Empire, The Journal of Island and Coastal Archeology.
Years later the Sapa Inka sent his brother to various campaigns to the north of Cusco.Martínez Amador, Joaquín (2000), Los Caminos del Tiempo, Editorial El Conejo, pp. 96
During these campaigns he conquered the Cajamarca region, ruled by the chiefdom of Guzmango, accidentally starting a war with Chimor.Herrera Cuntti, Arístides (2004), Divagaciones históricas en la web, AHC EdicionesEspinosa Bravo, Clodoaldo Alberto (1964), Jauja Antigua, Lima, pp. 31
It is during these campaigns that the Chanka, who were a part the Inca armies, fled beyond the borders of the Inca Empire.
Some historians believe that these campaigns were closer to raids than actual conquests, indicating that Capac Yupanqui wanted to overthrow his brother on returning from a successful campaign.Favre, Henri, les Incas, PUF
Execution Because of several transgressions of Pachacuti's orders, his entry into conflict with the Chimú empire, and the escape of the Chanka forces, he was executed on his return to Cusco.Valcárcel, Luis Eduardo, Historia del Perú Antiguo, Lima, p. 98 Other sources indicate that Pachacuti was jealous of the success his brother had in the northern campaigns.
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