# Huayna Capac - Sapa Inca

URL: https://allhistories.com/peru/rulers/huayna-capac
Reign: c. 1493–1527
Born-Died:  - 1527
Dynasty: Inca Empire
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huayna_Capac

Eleventh Sapa Inca and son of Topa Inca Yupanqui, he ruled the empire at its greatest extent and campaigned extensively in present-day Ecuador. He died around 1527 in an epidemic, probably smallpox, while campaigning in the north.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Topa Inca Yupanqui](https://allhistories.com/peru/rulers/topa-inca-yupanqui)
- Next in list: [Huáscar](https://allhistories.com/peru/rulers/huascar)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1493 - [Huayna Capac becomes Sapa Inca](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1493-huayna-capac-becomes-sapa-inca)
- 1500 - [Capacocha child sacrifice at Llullaillaco](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1500-capacocha-child-sacrifice-at-llullaillaco)
- 1500 - [Huayna Capac's campaigns in the north](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1500-huayna-capac-s-campaigns-in-the-north)
- 1522 - [Pascual de Andagoya's voyage towards Birú](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1522-pascual-de-andagoya-s-voyage-towards-biru)
- 1524 - [Pizarro's first voyage south](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1524-pizarro-s-first-voyage-south)
- 1526 - [Bartolomé Ruiz captures Inca trading raft](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1526-bartolome-ruiz-captures-inca-trading-raft)
- 1527 - [Death of Huayna Capac in an epidemic](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1527-death-of-huayna-capac-in-an-epidemic)
- 1527 - [Isla del Gallo and the Famous Thirteen](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1527-isla-del-gallo-and-the-famous-thirteen)