Sayri Túpac (c. 1535–1561) was an Inca ruler in Peru. He was a son of siblings Manco Inca Yupanqui and Cura Ocllo. After the murder of his mother in 1539 and his father in 1544 both by the Spaniard conquerors he became the ruler of the independent Inca state of Vilcabamba. He ruled until 1560.Sayri Tupac’s father Manco the last ruling Inca emperor had attempted to reach an accommodation with the Spanish conquistadors. He was crowned emperor in 1534 by Francisco Pizarro.
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