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Legendary founder of the Inca civilization

This article is about the first Sapa Inca. For the later figure also known as Manco Cápac, see Manco Inca Yupanqui.

For the 2020 Peruvian film, see Powerful Chief.

Manco Cápac (before c. 1200 – c. 1230; Quechua: Manqu Qhapaq, "the royal founder"), also known as Manco Inca and Ayar Manco, was, according to some historians, the first governor and founder of the Inca civilization in Cusco, possibly in the early 13th century.^[3] He is also a main figure of Inca mythology, being the protagonist of the two best known legends about the origin of the Inca, both of them connecting him to the foundation of Cusco.

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His main wife was his older sister, Mama Uqllu, also the mother of his son and successor Sinchi Ruq'a. Even though his figure is mentioned in several chronicles, his actual existence remains uncertain.

Biography

Origin

Manco Cápac was born in Tamputoco, which according to