War of the Two Brothers
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| War of the two brothers | |||||||
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Emperor Atahualpa, the victorious brother, however, his reign as emperor was short. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Inca Empire apart from northern territories, allied city-state Tumebamba, conservatives | Confederate Northern Inca Empire (1527-1532), separatists |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Huascar, Inca emperor and claimant to the northern regions | Atahualpa, Northern Inca emperor (legitimate) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~400,000, 100,000 from Tumebamba, with another 2 million reservists |
+50,000, later expanded up to 250,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~800,000 soldiers (in two battles and three city-captures), 100,000-1,000,000 civilians | Casualties added to those placed to left | ||||||
War of the two brothers (also called Inca Civil War or Inca war of succession), was a war in 1527 (the fighting started in 1531). It all started as a disagreement between the two brothers Huáscar and Atahualpa.