# List of wars involving the Inca Empire

This is a list of wars involving the Inca Empire (1438–1535), as well as its predecessors the Kingdom of Cusco, Chimor, the Tiwanaku Empire, and the Wari Empire.

## Pre-Cusco period

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Wari Empire expansion campaigns (7th-10th century) | Wari Empire Huarpas | Caxamarca culture Lambayeque culture Lima culture Moche culture Nazca culture Recuay culture | Wari victory The Wari culture is consolidated as the 1st pan-andean empire, controlling Ancient Peru from modern Lambayeque to Moquegua. Andean civilizations enters to the Middle Horizon in the Periodization of pre-Columbian Peru. |
| Wari invasion of Moquegua (10th/11th century) | Wari Empire | Tiwanaku Empire | Wari victory Moquegua is destroyed. Decline of both empires. |
| Wari internal conflicts (12th century) | Wari Empire | Rebel forcesForeign Invaders | The empire is fragmented into Sican Kingdom, Chimu Kingdom, Chancay culture, Tallán lordship, Chincha culture, Chachapoya culture, Huaylas Lordship, Cajamarca Kingdom, Huanca kingdom, Collique lordship. |
| Aymara invasions to Tiawanaku (12th century) | Tiwanaku Empire | Aymaras | Aymara victory The Aymaras managed to gain the entire Andean plateau (modern Bolivia) for themselves, meanwhile the Tiahuanacos were forced to emigrate to the north (modern Southern Peru). Some Tiawanaku royal Ayllus establish on Cuzco and found the Inca lordship. |
| Tiawanku civil war (12th century) | Tiwanaku Empire | Rebel forces | The empire is fragmented into Aymara regional states, among which the Colla kingdom, the Lupaca kingdom and the Pacajes kingdom stand out. Andean civilizations enters to the Late Intermediate in the Periodization of pre-Columbian Peru. |
| Chimu conquest of Sican (1375) | Chimu Empire | Sican Kingdom | Sican is turned into a province of the Chimu kingdom. |

## Kingdom of Cusco

| Conflict | Allies | War against | Results | Head of State |
| Conquest of the Ayaviri (13th century) | Kingdom of Cusco | Ayaviris | Inca Victory | Lloque Yupanqui |
| Battle of Huaychu (13th century) | Kingdom of Cusco | Colla Kingdom | Inca Victory | Mayta Cápac |
| Rebellion of the Mascas (14th century) | Kingdom of Cusco | Mascas | Inca Victory The leader of the Masca people, Guasi Guaca, is taken prisoner. | Inca Roca |
| Rebellion of the Muyna and the Pinahua (14th century) | Kingdom of Cusco | Muyna Pinahua | Inca Victory Death of Muyna Pongo, Muyna leader. Flight of Guaman Tupa, Pinahua leader. | Inca Roca |

## Inca Empire (1438–1535)

| Conflict | Allies | War against | Results | Head of State |
| Chanka–Inca War (1438–1440) | Inca Empire | Chanka Kingdom | Inca Victory Beginning of the Third Inca Expansion. | Viracocha Inca Pachacuti |
| Inca-Chincha war (1440–1460) | Inca Empire | Chincha Lordship | Inca Victory | Pachacuti |
| Conquest of the towns of Collao (1445–1505) | Inca Empire | Collao towns Aymara kingdoms Diaguita Huarpes Omaguacas Atacamas Comechingones Guaycuru peoples Chichas | Inca Victory • Quechuanization of the Collao | Pachacuti Topa Inca Yupanqui Huayna Capac |
| Huarco-Inca War (1450s) | Inca Empire | Huarco Confederation | Inca Victory After 5 years of war, the Huarco leaders are massively hanged in the Canchari Fortress. The Incas kills all the princes of Huarco. | Pachacuti Topa Inca Yupanqui |
| Rebellion of the Ayarmacas (1460s) | Inca Empire | Ayarmacas | Inca Victory The Ayarmaca curaca is taken prisoner. | Pachacuti Topa Inca Yupanqui |
| Conquest of the Cajamarcas (1460s) | Inca Empire | Caxamarcas Chimu Empire | Inca Victory The Cajamarca leader Husmancu Cápac, with his Chimú Cápac ally, are taken as prisoners and died on Cuzco. Casus belli for the Chimor–Inca War. | Pachacuti |
| Conquest of the Chimú Empire (1470) | Inca Empire | Chimu Empire | Inca Victory Inca sack of Chan Chan. The treasures are used to decoy the Coricancha The Chimu leader Minchancaman is taken prisoner End of Chimu hegemony on North Peru. Consolidation of Inca hegemony on Ancient Peru. | Pachacuti Topa Inca Yupanqui |
| Guaraní invasions (1470–1554) | Inca Empire (until 1533) Neo-Inca State (since 1537) | Tupi-Guaraní people Supported by  Portuguese Empire (since 1522) | Inca Pirric Victory Guarani sacks successfully the Inca domains, but are expelled. | Pachacuti Topa Inca Yupanqui Huayna Capac |
| Mapuche-Inca War (1471–1530) | Inca Empire | Mapuches Picunche | Inca Pirric Victory The Mapuches of the south of the Maule River maintain their independence. Border conflicts will continue on the Arauco War | Topa Inca Yupanqui Huayna Capac |
| Conquest of the Chachapoyas (1472) | Inca Empire | Chachapoya culture | Inca Victory Incan attempts to make an Ethnocide to Chachapoyas by forcing them to be a Diaspora or being part of the Inca army. | Topa Inca Yupanqui |
| Rebellion of the Chimú (1475) | Inca Empire | Chimor | Inca Victory Execution of the Chimú leader. | Topa Inca Yupanqui |
| Conquest of the peoples of the northern Andes (1490–1520) | Inca Empire | Northern Andes Peoples Chachapoyas Cañaris Quitus Cochasquí Cayambi Caranquis Peruchos Otavalos Puruhá Pastos | Inca Victory The Incas beheaded the Caranquis, near the Yahuarcocha lagoon (blood lagoon), killing 2000-20000 people. | Topa Inca Yupanqui Huayna Capac |
| Inca civil war (1529–1532) | Huascarist | Atahualpist | Atahualpa Victory | Huáscar |
| Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire (1532–1572) Conquest of Bolivia Conquest of Chile Conquest of Ecuador 2nd Inca-Spanish War Manco Inca Rebellion Titu Cusi's Vilcabamba campaign Tupac Amaru I's Vilcabamba campaign | Inca Empire (until 1535) Neo-Inca State (since 1537) | Spanish Empire New Castile New Toledo Indian auxiliaries Huancas Chankas Cañaris Huaylas Chachapoyas Huascarist Incas Catholicized Inca nobility Neo-Inca State (1533–1536) Tlaxcaltecas Nicaraguas | Spanish Victory Establishment of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Spanish monarchs gets the right of succession of the Sapa Incas monarchy (Reynos del Perú) through Translatio imperii. | Atahualpa Incas of Vilcabamba |