Yáhuar Huaca

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Yáhuar Huaca (Quechua Yawar Waqaq Inka, "blood-crying Inca") was the seventh Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco (beginning around CE 1380) and the second of the Hanan dynasty. His wife's name was Mama Chikya or Chu-Ya. 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 had their final struggle with the Chancas (whose capital was Abancay, now in the neighboring region of Apurímac). However, for one set of chroniclers, Yahuar Huacac abandoned Cuzco under the furious Chanca attack, and his son Viracocha saved the city by defeating them; for another set, it was Viracocha who retreated, and his son Pachacuti who was victorious.

Unlike other Incas, he seems to have done little building in Cuzco, neglecting even to build his own palace, something expected of an Inca.

Preceded by Inca Roca

Sapa Inca c. 1380 CE

Succeeded by Viracocha