The Inca imperial period was the era of rapid Inca expansion from the Cusco heartland into the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, ended by the Spanish conquest that began in 1532 and concluded with the fall of the last independent Inca state four decades later.
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Geographic ScopeThe Andes of western South America, centered on Cusco, the empire's administrative, political and military center. 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Inca Empire
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The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco.
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In 1438, they began a far-reaching expansion under the command of the 9th Sapa Inca
In Group: Eras Beginning from 1368 to 1492 CE, Article text
From 1438 to 1533, the Incas incorporated a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean Mountains, using conquest and peaceful assimilation, among other methods.
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