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Approximately 100,000 Incas controlled an empire of 10 million people, so the Incas themselves constituted an imperial power.
Unidentified speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“There's 100,000 or so actual Incas that are controlling an empire of 10 million people.”
“So they are themselves an imperial force.”Play from 40:41Report a misattribution
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