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Sapa Inca - The emperor or king of the Inca Empire

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Below the Sapa Inca

        Officers 

            4-5 high ranking officials helped rule the empire. They were often relatives of the emperor and                 were always part of the Inca class.​

• Inspectors - The inspectors would watch over the people and villages, allyu.. The inspectors would collect taxes

Taxes

 2 types

 

1. The first tax was a portion of the ayllu's crops. The crops were divided up three ways with the first third going to the government, the second third to the priests, and the final third was for the people.

 

2 The second type of tax was called the mit'a. The mit'a was a labor tax that each man between the ages of 16 and 60 had to pay by working on, building government buildings, roads, or even as warriors in the army.

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