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The Inca Civil War, also known as the Inca Dynastic War, the Inca War of Succession, or, sometimes, the War of the Two Brothers was fought between two brothers, Huáscar and Atahualpa, sons of Huayna Capac, over the succession to the throne of the Inca Empire.〔Prescott, W.H., 2011, The History of the Conquest of Peru, Digireads.com Publishing, ISBN 9781420941142〕〔Hemming, ''The Conquest'', p. 29.〕 The war followed Huayna Capac's death in 1527, although it did not begin until 1529, and lasted until 1532. Huáscar initiated the war because he saw himself as the rightful heir to the kingdom of all the Incas. Regardless of legitimacy, Atahualpa proved himself to be tactically superior to his brother in warcraft and to the mighty armies of Cuzco, which their father had stationed in the north part of the empire during the military campaign.〔MacQuarrie, ''The Last Days'', p. 50.〕 == Causes of the division of the empire == In 1524-1526, the Spaniards under Francisco Pizarro explored South America.〔Davies, ''The Incas'', p.186 〕 There were 62 horsemen and 106 foot soldiers.〔Davies, ''The Incas'', p.186〕 Smallpox was taken to the continent, causing disaster for the Incas. Sapa Inca Huayna Capac travelled north to investigate the strangers. Although he never met any Spaniards, he contracted smallpox and died in 1524. His eldest son and heir, Ninan Cuyochi, died soon after him.〔Davies, ''The Incas'', p.181 〕 Thus it became uncertain as to who should be the next Inca king. There were no clear rules of succession.〔Davies, ''The Incas'', p.181 〕 The choice stood between two sons of Huayna Capac, Huáscar, and Atahualpa, born of different mothers. Huáscar was appointed king by Huayna Capac,〔Hemming, ''The Conquest'', p. 28.〕 and was supported by the nobility in Cuzco, by religious and political authorities and other main figures. He was the eldest "pure" Inca, because his parents, Huayna Capac and Chincha Ocllo, were siblings.〔Von Hagen ''The Inca of Pedro'', p. 52.〕 Huascar was ill tempered, suspicious and disrespectful of the laws and customs. Atahualpa's mother, Paccha, was born outside the royal family (although born into the Shyri royal family) and was merely the daughter of Cacha Shyri Duchicela, the former leader against the Incan conquest in the north.〔D'Altroy, ''The Incas'', p.77 〕 He was much liked in the North, as he was good tempered and carried himself with royal dignity. He allegedly had cunning and early wisdom. Nobles considered Atahualpa illegitimate and Huáscar felt it an insult that a "bastard" was even considered for Sapa Inca.〔Hemming, ''The Conquest'', p. 29.〕 Huáscar eventually became king,〔Davies, ''The Incas'', p.182 〕 but he felt that Atahualpa should not have any more land and that he should pay homage to him.〔De la Vega, ''Royal Commentaries of the Incas'' 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inca Civil War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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