What is Sinchi Roca?
'''Sinchi Roca''', the second of fourteen [[Inca Empire|Inca]] rulers of [[Peru]], was the son of the founder of the Kingdom of Cusco. Sinchi Roca's parents arose from the waters of [[Lake Titicaca]]. According to legendary belief, During his time as an emperor, Sinchi Roca led his family to live in the valley of [[Cusco]], and shortly afterwards, he built a territorial division of his territory and became an initiator of the first census of the Inca population and then established a law which required all people of the Inca ethnic group living in the Kingdom of Cusco, to pierce their ears as a sign of nobility. Many years later, Sinchi Roca died and was buried near Cusco, and thus ended his reign. [[Mama Cura]] was the wife of Sinchi Roca. [[Category:Inca rulers]] [[Category:1230s births]] [[Category:1260s deaths]]