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Revision as of 07:48, 4 December 2002 by Olivier (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Tawantinsuyu is the Quechua language name for the pre-Columbian nation known in the English language as the Incan or Inca Empire. The term means simply "the four parts" and refers to the administrative districts into which it was divided. The conceptual center of the empire was the imperial capital of Cuzco (variously "Qosqo", "Cusco", or a variety of other spellings), in today's Peru. The emperor was known as the Sapa Inca. The names of the four parts ('suyus') of the empire were:
- Chinchasuyu (North)
- Qollasuyu (South)
- Antisuyu (East)
- Kuntisuyu (West).