# Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui: Founder of the Inca Empire — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pachacuti-inca-yupanqui-founder-of-the-inca-empire-whe-definition-discussion/12108 "2016-07-18T15:52:54Z")\
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Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (often simply Pachacuti or Pachacutec) was the 9th Inca ruler (r. 1438 - 1471 CE) who founded their empire with conquests in the Cuzco Valley and beyond. Pachacuti is also credited with founding the site of Machu Picchu.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Pachacuti\_Inca\_Yupanqui/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pachacuti_Inca_Yupanqui/)._

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