Titu Cusi

Titu Cusi
Sapa Inca of the Neo-Inca State
Reign1560–1571
Coronation1563
PredecessorSayri Túpac
SuccessorTúpac Amaru
Born1529
Cusco, Inca Empire
Died1571
Vilcabamba, Neo-Inca State
DynastyHanan Qusqu
FatherManco Inca Yupanqui

Titu Cusi (Spanish: Diego de Castro Titu Kusi Yupanqui; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ðe ˈkastɾo ˈtitu ˈkusi ʝuˈpaŋki]; Quechua: Titu Kusi Yupanki [ˈtɪtʊ ˈkʊsɪ jʊˈpæŋkɪ]) (1529  1571) was an Inca ruler of Vilcabamba and the penultimate leader of the Neo-Inca State. He was a son of Manco Inca Yupanqui. He was crowned in 1563, after the death of his half brother, Sayri Túpac. He ruled until his death in 1571, probably of pneumonia.:10–11