Quipu

Period

c. AD 600

Map

Inventions map

Quipu, also spelled khipu, are record-keeping devices fashioned from knotted cords. They were historically used by various cultures in the central Andes of South America, most prominently by the Inca Empire.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. c. 2600 BCCaral
2. c. 500 BCNazca lines
3. c. AD 600QuipuThis page
4. c. AD 600Rise of the Wari Empire
5. 1438Rise of the Inca Empire
6. c. 1450Machu Picchu

Who ruled this land

States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.

Other maps for this period

• War mapsGoguryeo–Sui War