The Inka kings
According to legend, Inka Manco Qhapaq and/or Inkarrí were the first Inka kings of the Inka dynasty, which ended about 300 years later with the deaths of Huascar and Atahuallpa.
| 1200 – 1228 | Manco Qhapaq / Inkarrí | |
| 1228 – 1258 | Sinchi Roq’a | |
| 1258 – 1288 | Lloq’e Yupanki | |
| 1288 – 1318 | Mayta Qhapaq | |
| 1318 – 1348 | Qhapaq Yupanki | |
| 1348 – 1378 | Inka Roq’a | |
| 1378 – 1408 | Yawar Waqaq | |
| 1408 – 1438 | Hatun Topa / Wiraqocha Inka | After his encounter with the metaphysical God on the mountain of Wiraqochan, he renamed himself Wiraqocha Inka |
| 1438 – 1438 | Urko | Chosen by Wiraqocha Inka as his successor while he was still alive, Urko had to cede his throne to Titu Kusi when Titu Kusi became enlightened and was appointed as a result |
| 1438 – 1471 | Titu Kusi / Pachakuti Inka Yupanki | After his victory over the Chankas and subsequently initiating fundamental changes in state and religion he renamed himself Pachakuti Inka (Pachakuti in Qechua language means “fundamental change”) |
| 1471 – 1493 | Topa Inka | |
| 1493 – 1527 | Wayna Qhapaq | |
| 1527 – 1527 | Ninan Kuyuchi | Already chosen as the next Inka while his father, Wayna Qhapaq, was still alive. Like his father, however, he died suddenly of smallpox and the unresolved question of succession sparked the fratricidal war between Huascar and Atahuallpa |
| 1527 – 1532 | Huascar | |
| 1532 – 1533 | Atahuallpa |