Anime explains the rise and fall of the "Inca Empire" that once built the largest empire in the Western Hemisphere

Once in South America, Peru, Bolivia and EcuadorQuechuaThe Great Empire built by the World Heritage Site is registered as a World Heritage SiteMachu PicchuKnown as "Inca Empire"is. About such Inca Empire, "The beginning and the end of the Inca EmpireThe movie described about YouTube has been published.

The rise and fall of the Inca empire - Gordon McEwan


The Inca Empire has a population of 10 million people and a land area of ​​over 900,000 square kilometers, once used to be the largest empire in the Western Hemisphere.


He had a centralized government and kept the temple and wide transportation systems such as roads and canals in a steep country.


It is also without using wheel, horse, iron, letter language.


According to the legend that was transmitted to the Inca Empire, the ruler of the Inca Empire was said to have been made by the god of the sun "Inti", and it is said to have appeared on the ground from the cave "Tambo Toco."


A leader who bundles four brothers and four sisters is a person named "Aya Manco".


Aya Manko had a golden stick and repeated the adventure looking for a rich land sticking to the ground.


In due timeCuscoThe Aya and Mako who arrived at the valley of Vietnam confirmed that a golden stick will stab the ground.


The fighting with the indigenous people who lived in the Valley of Cuzco, Aya and Mako who triumphant made up the first empire.


Aya Manco is the first generation "Sapa Inca (King of Inca)".


Although the above is just a legend, it is estimated that the people of the Inca empire first settled in the Cusco Valley from the archaeological discovery was around the year 1200 AD.


Until 1438 the Inca empire, which was a small empire, fought fiercely with the surrounding Chanca tribe.


Villa Koccia and his successor, the king of the Inca Empire at that time, abandoned the empire by fear and ran away.


In the end the son who is not the successor of Villa Koccia becomes the king of the Inca empire ... ...


Successful defense of the empire.


The person who became the ninth generation Inca empire king due to the war's goodness appeals the name "Pachachuti" which means "big change".


Pacha Kuti embarked on expanding the Inca Empire and conquered neighboring countries. I will replace the Inca Empire, a small valley empire, into a huge empire.


Pacha Kuti divides the territory of the empire into four, named "Tawantisuyu" ...


We adopted a system that puts rulers in each of the four divided territories and makes them rule.


Instead of not having letters, the Inca Empire used a knot attached to the rope "Keep" to record various information.


In addition, the Inca Empire adopted an efficient taxation system with bureaucracy.


We promised the safety of the kingdom which entered under the umbrella as a payment for paying the tax, and maintained and maintained the infrastructure.


In the mountains, terraced fields and irrigation facilities were set up, cultivating various kinds of grain according to the altitude of the land, and the produced grain reached every corner of the empire.


The famous Machu Picchu was also built in the era of Pacha Kuti.


Pachakuti's son, "Topa Inca", who crowned in 1471, strengthened the military power of the Inca Empire and expanded its territory further.


The son of Topa Inca "Winer · Kapak" reigned in 1493.


In 1524, Waina · Kapak fell ill.


This disease is caused by SpainConquistadorIt is thought to be smallpox, or malaria brought by. At that time, the army of Conquistador reached the Caribbean Sea.


The people of the Inca Empire, which is not resistant to disease, have been affected one after another, and Waina Kapak and his successor also fell ill and died. It fought for the throne who was vacant ... ...


"Atahualpa" and "Wasukaru" two people. The civil war further weakens the Inca Empire.


In 1532 the civil war ended, Atahualpa who won the Wascal throne to the king of the Inca empire.


Then,Francisco PizarroEncounter with the army of Conquistador led by. Although the army of the Inca Empire won by numbers, Atahualpa surrendered to the mighty power of the gun and horse of Conquistador. Both of them were something the people of the Inca empire never saw before.


Atawarpa, together with the prisoners of war, will be murdered one year later.


The army of Conquistador was astonished at the cityscape of Cusco. Pizarro records its beauty and says, "Even if you are in Spain, this is worth seeing."


The people of the Inca Empire were in a state of dreadfulness due to civil war and illness, but they moved to the capital "Philkabamba" and continued resistance.


However, it also fell in 1572.


The Inca Empire has disappeared with its culture.