Birth of Atahualpa
Birth of Atahualpa
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Atahualpa Biography and Timeline
Follow Atahualpa through 11 dated historical records for Peru.
Atahualpa, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1500–1533Years on this page
1500
1527
Death of Atahualpa
Death of Huayna Capac, empire split between Huascar and Atahualpa
1532
Battle of Quipaipain
Battle of Quipaipain forces of Atahualpa defeat and capture Hauscar
Birth of Atahualpa
The final Battle in the Incan civil war occured in April 1532, during which Huascar was defeated and captured
Invasion of Peru
Envoy invites the Spaniards to meet Atahualpa at his camp near Caxamala
Invasion of Peru
Spaniards attack unarmed Incas and capture Atahualpa
Arrest of Atahualpa
As Atahualpa enters Caxamala on a litter, surrounded by hundreds of unarmed attendents, the Spaniards attacked, slaughtered his retinue, and captured the Inca King
Invasion of Peru
Spaniards attack unarmed Incas and capture Atahualpa. Envoy invites the Spaniards to meet Atahualpa at his camp near Caxamala. As Atahualpa enters Caxamala on a litter, surrounded by hundreds of unarmed attendents, the Spaniards attacked, slaughtered his retinue, and captured the Inca King
1533
Death of Atahualpa
De Soto, on a false mission, and in his absense had Atahualpa tried and convicted for the murder of his brother & is strangled to death after being forcefully converted to Christianity
Execution
De Soto, on a false mission, and in his absense had Atahualpa tried and convicted for the murder of his brother & is strangled to death after being forcefully converted to Christianity
Invasion of Peru
De Soto, on a false mission, and in his absense had Atahualpa tried and convicted for the murder of his brother & is strangled to death after being forcefully converted to Christianity. Atahualpa gathers enormous somes of gold for his ransom
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.