Auqui (crown prince)
Auqui (in quechua: awki) was the title held by the crown prince in the Inca Empire or Tahuantinsuyu. In a generic way, all the male children of the Inca were called auquis; however, the specific title was applicable only to one of them, whose choice was based on criteria different from those of the Eastern world because his capacity was taken into account, rather than his status as first-born or legitimate son.[1]
By extension, auqui in the Inca mythology and in the current Andean mythology, is the protective spirit of a community, a mythical character who lives in the mountains and corresponds to the soul of the high peaks. In current Quechua language the term is generally used in its plural form awkikuna.[2]: awki
Attributions
The Auqui was the son of the
According to Juan de Betanzos, one of the first Spanish chroniclers, when the first Inca's wife bore only daughters, the choice of the new Inca could also fall on one of the Sapa Inca's sons by one of his secondary wives,[6] Martín de Murúa, friar and chronicler, adds that the Qoya was requested to adopt the elected successor of the Inca. A legitimation ceremony was performed during which the Qoya sat the prince on her lap and combed his hair, thus turning him into her adopted son.[7]: 242
As crown prince, the auqui occupied the first place of the Inca
Also Pachacutec, after forty years of kingdom decided to name Topa Inca Yupanqui as his successor and co-regent –the latter was the son of the qoya Mama Anarhuaquebut, and not the firstborn of the hundred sons that Pachacutec had.[7]: 246
Only after completing the funeral of the deceased Inca, the Auqui could wear the red mascapaicha, insignia of imperial power, thus becoming the new Inca.[7]: 250
The brothers of the Auqui who did not become Incas were called Phiwi Churi (elder sons).[2]
See also
- Panaka
- Ayllu
- Inca Emperors
- Inca Government
References
- ^ Hernández Astete, Francisco (212). La sucesión entre los Incas - Chungará, Revista de Antropología Chilena - Vol. 44 - (4) pages 655-667 -Arica [1]
- ^ a b c Comisión de la Academia Mayor de la lengua quechua (2005). Diccionario quechua - español - quechua - Gobierno Regional Cusco - Cusco – Second edition
- ^ sapan in Quechua means "unique", "the only one"
- ISBN 9781463688653
- ^ Nair, Stella (2021). At Home with the Sapa Inca: Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero, New York, USA: University of Texas Press [2]
- ISBN 84-86547-71-7
- ^ a b c d e Rostworowski, María (2001 [1953]). Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui - Obras Completas I - Serie: Historia Andina, 23 - IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos
- ^ a b
Hernández Astete, Francisco (2008), "Las panacas y el poder en el Tahuantinsuyo", Bulletin de l'Institut français d'études andines (in Spanish), 37 (1): 29–45, ISSN 0303-7495
Bibliography
- José Antonio del Busto Duthurburu Perú Incaico, pp. 67-69. Colección de obras escogidas de José Antonio del Busto. Lima, Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A., 2011. ISBN 978-612-306-034-3, in Spanish
- Alberto Tauro del Pino Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú. Tercera Edición. Tomo 2, p. 246. Lima, PEISA, 2001. ISBN 9972-40-151-0, in Spanish
- Luis E. Valcárcel Historia del Perú Antiguo, Tomo II, p. 556. Lima, Editorial Juan Mejía Baca, in Spanish