According to Inca beliefs, the Sapa Inca was father to all of the men of the empire and husband to all of the women. Because the Sapa Inca was the son of the Sun, he was married to his sister, the Coya, who was also considered to be descended from the Sun. One of their sons would be selected to be the next emperor. The Sapa Inca enjoyed many privileges. He lived in his own royal palace in Cuzco and was worshipped with absolute devotion and obedience. The Sapa Inca wore a headdress of valuable vicuna-wool tassels across his forehead. Every day he wore a finely-woven garment – but only once! Each outfit was then stored for a year, and at a special ceremony all of the clothing was burned. When the Sapa Inca went out of his palace, he rode on a litter with runners going in front to announce his arrival. When visitors met with him, they were required to take off their sandals and wear symbolic burdens on their backs. They were probably kept behind special screens and forbidden to look at the Sapa Inca. TIMELINE OF SAPA INCAS Manco Capac  about 1100 AD Viracocha    first to be called Sapa Inca  about 1300 AD Yupanqui/renamed Pachacuti    Founder and organizer    of the Inca Empire  about 1438-1471 Topa Yupanqui  1471-1493 Huayna Capac  1493-1525 Civil War: Huaskar vs. Atahualpa  1527-1532 Atahualpa    Nov. 16, 1532    Spaniards capture Atahualpa  1525-1533 Manco Inca  1537-1545 Tupac Amaru I  1545-1572 Top Image: Sapa Inca