suyus

(noun)

Distinct districts of the Inca Empire that all reported back to the capital of Cusco. There were four major districts during the height of the empire.

Related Terms

Examples of suyus in the following topics:

  • Administration of the Inca Empire

    • Taxes and goods were collected from four distinct suyus, or districts, and sent directly to the ruling emperor in Cusco.
    • The economic system linked together four large suyus, or districts, that all reported back to the capital of Cusco.

  • The Inca People

    • This vast territory was known in Quechua (the language of the Inca Empire) as Tawantin Suyu, or the Four Regions, which met in the capital of Cusco.

  • Architecture of the Inca

    • The Inca empire was divided into four suyus (regions) that met at the capital of Cuzco, which served as the preeminent center of politics and religion.