essay
The Inca conquest of the north coast: a historian's view
northern dynasties : kingship and statecraft in chimor: a symposium at dumbarton oaks, 12th and 13th october 1985 • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 507-537
By: Ramírez, Susan E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Documents and oral histories from the sixteenth century are used to extrapolate what impact the Inka had on the Chimu after they conquered the North Coast, to what extent Inka state organization was accepted by the Chimu, and, conversely, how the Inka may have been influenced by the Chimu. The focus is on the decimal organization of the population, on land tenure, and on patterns of exchange. It is found that the Inka only changed conditions superficially and briefly. For instance, traditional names or titles of lords persisted (even to this day as place names), provincial boundaries seem not to have changed, and management of the land—including tribute production—remained the purview of local lords. The Inka appear to have learned something about exchange from the Chimu, easing travel restrictions to facilitate it, partly to gain more tribute. Inka claims of transforming the Chimu likely are exaggerated, as Chimor was already a highly organized state.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Territorial hierarchy
- Real property
- Status, role, and prestige
- Taxation and public income
- Internal trade
- External trade
- Sociocultural trends
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chimu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 600-400 BP (AD 1400-1600)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- north coast Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Susan E. Ramirez
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-537)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89023336
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chimu Indians--Politics and government--Congresses
- Chimu Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
- Chan Chan Site (Peru)--Congresses
- Peru--Antiquities--Congresses