Early empire builder Crossword Clue
4 letters · New York Times · Sunday, March 29, 2026 · 62-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between February 1997 and March 2026.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 29, 2026 · 62-Down · 4 letters
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the small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s
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