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Yahuar Huacac (Quechua Yawar Waqaq Inka, "blood-crying…
Yahuar Huacac (Quechua Yawar Waqaq Inka, "blood-crying Inca"), the seventh Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco and the second of the Hanan dynasty, had taken office around 1380.
His wife's name was Mama Chikya.
His father was Inca Roca, and his son was Viracocha.
His name refers to a story that he was abducted at the age of eight by the Ayarmaca, crying tears of blood over his predicament.
He eventually escaped with the help of one of his captor's mistresses.
During this period, the Incas have their final struggle with the Chancas (whose capital is Abancay, now in the neighboring region of Apurímac).
However, for one set of chroniclers, Yahuar Huacac abandons Cuzco under the furious Chanca attack, and his son Viracocha saves the city by defeating them; for another set, it is Viracocha who retreated, and his son Pachacuti who was victorious.
Unlike other Incas, Yahuar Huacac seems to have done little building in Cuzco, neglecting even to build his own palace, something expected of an Inca.
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