Inca expansion under Pachacuti and Topa Inca brought Chachapoyas under rule by the mid-15th century. The mitmaq policy forcibly resettled communities to Cajamarca, Cusco, and even Bolivia. Over 44 Inca sites emerged, including Cochasbamba as administrative center. The region was divided into two hunos of 10,000 households each after annexation.
Inca conquest of Chachapoyas: mitmaq resettlement and administrative reorganization
Key facts
- Inca expansion under Pachacuti (1430s) and Topa Inca Yupanqui brought Chachapoyas under Inca rule by the mid-15th century
- The Inca practice of mitmaq forcibly resettled Chachapoya communities to Cajamarca, Cusco, Ayacucho Valley, and even Copacabana in Bolivia
- The Inca site of Chokepukio near Cusco features rock art with llama, human, and geometric motifs possibly created by Chachapoyan mitmaq workers
- Over 44 Inca sites have been identified across Chachapoyas, including Cochasbamba as the administrative center
- The Inca road system was extended into Chachapoyas and tapped into Amazonian trade routes for jaguar skins, feathers, honey, coca leaves, and gold
- Radiocarbon dating shows many terraces at Tambo were expanded under Inca administration
- Spondylus shells and Chimú pottery appear in Chachapoya tombs from this period
- After Inca annexation, Chachapoyas was divided into two hunos (administrative units of 10,000 households each)
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