https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72216-y
Not sure I've heard of the Chincha kingdom, but I am rather hazy on pre-Inca Peru.
Quote from: Duncan Head on May 23, 2026, 09:57 AMhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72216-y
Not sure I've heard of the Chincha kingdom, but I am rather hazy on pre-Inca Peru.
You may have heard of them under a different name?
From book 4
70. CHANCA 1350 AD - 1440 AD
The Chanca or Chinchaysuyu were a loose confederation of tribes variously named (and spelled) as including the Hanchohualla, Uramarca, Vilca and Utunsulu. They blocked Inca expansion until subjugated and are mainly included as contemporary enemies for the Incas. Some ceremonials involved men wearing puma suits and it is possible that these could appear in warfare. The Incas attacked a portable shrine being carried into battle by Chanca. The standard Chanca weapon was a long thrusting spear, which is repeatedly contrasted with shorter Inca weapons. Shields were not used. The Quechua were reluctant allies and liable to change sides. They were all slingers, but some also had short spears. The slingers ubiquitous to the area are assumed to have been available to all contingents for skirmishing. The minima marked * apply only if any Quechua are used.
According to https://www.scribd.com/document/926162095/1st-Year-HP-Guide-No-5-Chincha-and-Chancas-Cultures, the Chincha and Chanca were "two diametrically opposed cultures". So I still know next to nothing about them, except that they are apparently not covered in the DBMM lists!
I have now moved into the position of knowing less about them than I thought I did :-[
Mind you, if ignorance is bliss, I should be cool with it 8)
But I freely admit that I know very little of the Americas in our period
The Chinchaysuyu was one of the four "quarters" of the Inca empire, encompassing most territory north of Cuzco. It was apparently named for the Chinchas, but alongside their territory included that of the Chancas and many others.
It's use as an alternative name of the Chancas in the DBMM list must be some sort of confusion.