inca

Japanese: inca
inca

...The largest territory is the 4,000 km long coastal area and plateau stretching from the Ancasmayu River in Pasto, southern Colombia, to the Maule River in central Chile, and the inland area borders the Amazon rainforest to the east, covering about 3 million km2 including Bolivia and northern Argentina. The word Inca originally meant the son of the god Inti (the sun), the chief of a tribe, and the sole absolute authority. However, the conquering Spanish called the emperor, the nation, and even the tribes that supported the empire by the name Inca.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "inca" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最大の版図は,北はコロンビア南部パストのアンカスマユ川から,南はチリ中部マウレ川に至る全長4000kmに及ぶ海岸地帯と高原,内陸部は東をアマゾン熱帯密林に接し,ボリビア,北部アルゼンチンを含む約300万km2にも及ぶ。インカincaはもともとインティ(太陽)の神の子で,部族の首長を意味し,唯一最高の絶対的な権力者を指す語であった。しかし征服者のスペイン人は皇帝も国家も,また帝国を支えた部族までをも,インカの名で呼んだ。…

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