Huáscar
| Huáscar | |
|---|---|
Twilight of Ancient Peru - the glory and decline of the Inca Empire by Lieselotte and Theo Engl (1969), photograph of original portrait located in the Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin-Dahlem. | |
| Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire | |
| Reign | 1527 – 1532 |
| Predecessor | Huayna Capac Ninan Cuyochi (only a few days) |
| Successor | Atahualpa |
| Born | Before 1527 Huascarpata, Inca Empire |
| Died | 1532 Cusco, Inca Empire |
| Spouse | Chuqui Huipa |
| Issue | Leonor Curicuillor |
| Dynasty | Hanan Qusqu |
| Father | Huayna Capac |
Huáscar (/ˈwɑːskɑːr/; Quechua: Waskar Inka) also Guazcar (before 1527 – 1532) was Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire from 1527 to 1532. He succeeded his father, Huayna Capac and his brother Ninan Cuyochi, both of whom died of smallpox during the same year while campaigning near Quito.: 112, 117–119