Atahualpa

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Atahualpa (c.1502 CE - 1533 CE) was the 13th and last Inca of Tahuantinsuyu, who defeated his older half-brother Huascar in a civil war sparked by Inca Huayna Capac succumbing to smallpox.

Atahualpa was later betrayed and captured on November 16th, 1532 by Conquistador Francisco Pizarro in the Andean city of Cajamarca. At Atahuallpa's behest, Pizarro ransomed the Inca for a room full of gold and two rooms full silver. After accepting the ransom Pizarro had him strangled to death. The order was carried out August 29th, 1533.