title: Amaru
text: # Amaru
  
  Amaru may refer to:
  
  ## Places
  
  * Amaru, Buzău, a village in Buzău County, Romania
  * Amaru, Rimatara, a village on the island of Rimatara, French Polynesia
  * Amaru Marka Wasi, an archaeological site in Peru
  
  ## People
  
  * Tupac Amaru Shakur, American rapper, actor and poet
  * Amaru, 7th century Indian poet, author of Amaru Shataka
  * Aline Amaru (born 1941). Tahitian textile artist
  * Túpac Amaru, the last indigenous leader of the Inca state in South America
  * Túpac Amaru II, leader of an indigenous uprising in 1780 against Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru
  * Bobby Amaru, the lead singer of the American rock band Saliva
  
  ## Other
  
  * Amaru (mythology), a mythical serpent of Inca and other Andean mythology
  * Amaru Entertainment, a record label founded by the mother of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur
  * Amaru Ryudo, a fictional character in the Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings novels
  * Amaru, a fictional character in Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
  