Sapa Inca

Noun

Meaning

Sapa Inca (plural Sapa Incas)

(historical) A ruler of the Inca Empire.

Examples

At the top of the chain of administration sat the Sapa Inca. Source: Internet

Following Pachacuti, the Sapa Inca claimed descent from Inti, who placed a high value on imperial blood; by the end of the empire, it was common to incestuously wed brother and sister. Source: Internet

Next to the Sapa Inca in terms of power may have been the Willaq Umu, literally the "priest who recounts", who was the High Priest of the Sun. Source: Internet

While Cusco was essentially governed by the Sapa Inca, his relatives and the royal panaqa lineages, each suyu was governed by an Apu, a term of esteem used for men of high status and for venerated mountains. Source: Internet

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