Huáscar
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Huás·car
(wäs′kär′) Died 1532. Incan emperor (c. 1525-1532) who was proclaimed the heir of his father Huayna Capac. He was defeated in a civil war with his half-brother Atahualpa at the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru.
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Huáscar
(Spanish uaskar)n
(Biography) died 1533, Inca ruler (1525–33): murdered by his half brother Atahualpa
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Huás•car
(ˈwɑs kɑr)n.
1495?–1533, Inca prince of Peru (half brother of Atahualpa; son of Huayna Capac).
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