Incas Conquer Chimu Kingdom

1471

Tupac Inca Yupanqui cut the desert water canals that fed the Chimu capital Chan Chan on the Peruvian coast, forcing its surrender without a major battle. The Chimu king was taken to Cuzco with his goldsmiths, whose work would later stun Pizarro. The Inca absorbed their rival's engineers and metalworking secrets.