Coya Cusirimay Explained

The Coya Coya Cusirimay (floruit 1493), was a princess and queen consort, Coya, of the Inca Empire by marriage to her brother, the Sapa Inca Huayna Capac (r. 1493–1527).^{[1] [2] [3]} She was said to be responsible for the relief and well being of her people after natural disasters struck. She was second in command to the emperor.

Coya Cusirimay was the daughter of the Inca Topa Inca Yupanqui and Mama Ocllo Coya, and the full sister of Huayna Capac.^{[4] [5]} After his succession to the throne in 1493, she married her brother in accordance with custom. She thereby became the 11th coya of the Inca Empire. Coya Cusirimay had no sons, and reportedly died early on in the reign of her spouse.^[6]

General references

• Burr Cartwright Brundage: Empire of the Inca
• Susan A. Niles: The Shape of Inca History: Narrative and Architecture in an Andean Empire
• Reiner Tom Zuidema: The Ceque System of Cuzco: The Social Organization of the Capital of the Inca

Notes and References

1. Book: Niles . Susan A. . The Shape of Inca History: Narrative and Architecture in an Andean Empire . 1999 . University of Iowa Press . 978-0-87745-673-5 . 109 .
2. Book: Stirling . Stuart . The Last Conquistador: Mansio Serra De Lequizamon and the Conquest of the Incas . 1999 . The History Press . 978-0-7509-5284-2 .
3. Anthony . Danielle Tina . Intimate Invasion: Andeans and Europeans in 16th Century Peru . 2018 . 1057900177 .
4. Hernández Astete . Francisco . Las panacas y el poder en el Tahuantinsuyo . The panacas and power in Tahuantinsuyo . es . Bulletin de l'Institut français d'études andines . April 2008 . 37 . 1 . 29–45 . 10.4000/bifea.3282 . free .
5. Bixler . Ray H. . Sibling incest in the royal families of Egypt, Peru, and Hawaii . The Journal of Sex Research . August 1982 . 18 . 3 . 264–281 . 10.1080/00224498209551152 .
6. Book: 10.7560/760790-003 . Inkas through Texts: The Primary Sources . The Inka Empire . 2015 . Salomon . Frank . 23–38 . 978-1-4773-0392-4 . 240131361 .