There Were Two Known Inca Dynasties Named Hurin and Hanan

Cuzco, a tiny city state formed by the Incas during the 12th century AD, later became the Inca Empire's capital. The city was built in the shape of a puma, an Inca holy animal. Cuzco was separated into two sections: hanan (upper) and hurin (below) (lower). The two groups' relationship was complicated, and there were moments when they clashed.

The Hurin dynasty was created by Manco Capac. The Hurin dynasty's rule was limited to the Kingdom of Cuzco. Cápac Yupanqui was the Hurin dynasty's fifth and final ruler. The hanan division revolted against the hurin group after his death. They assassinated Quispe Yupanqui, Capac Yupanqui's son and apparent heir, and instead delivered the kingdom to Inca Roca. Capac Yupanqui's son, Inca Roca, was born to a different wife than Capac Yupanqui. He became the Hanan dynasty's first emperor. Before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, Atahualpa, the eighth emperor of the Hanan dynasty and the 13th Inca monarch, was the last sovereign ruler of the Inca Empire.