Tupac amaru chain

Monarch of the Inca state in Peru

For other uses, see Túpac Amaru (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Túpac Amaru II (José Gabriel Condorcanqui, c. –) or rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur (–).

Tupaq Amaru or Thupa Amaru (14 April &#;&#; 24 September ) (first name also spelled Túpac,Tupac, Topa, Tupaq, Thupaq, Thupa, last name also spelled Amaro instead of Amaru) was the last Sapa Inca of the Neo-Inca State, the final remaining independent part of the Inca Empire.

He was executed by the Spanish following a months-long pursuit after the fall of the Neo-Inca State.^[1]:&#;11&#;

His name is derived from the Quechua words thupaq, meaning "royal" or "shining" and amaru, which can either mean "snake" or refer to the snake-like being from Andean mythology.^[2]

Accession

Following the Spanish conquest of Peru in the s, a few members of the royal family established the small independent Neo-Inca State in Vilcabamba, whic