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The Inca picked the wrong time to have a civll war. Huayna Capac, the Inca leader died of small pox (brought by the Spanish. His two sons battled for control of the empire. Atahualpa and his half brother Huascar battled. Atahualpa defeated Huscar only to be captured by Francisco Pizarro and eventually killed.

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