Son of [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Huayna Capac]], who fought a civil war against his brother [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Atahualpa]] for succession to the throne of the [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Inca Empire]] when their father and his chose heir died of smallpox in 1527. Huáscar was supported by the nobles of Cusco, but Atahualpa received help from [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Pizarro|Francisco Pizarro]], who arrived in Peru in early 1531 with fewer than two hundred fighting men. With Pizarro's help, Atahualpa assassinated his brother and proclaimed himself king. But after paying Pizarro a ransom of over 13,000 pounds of gold and twice that much in silver, Atahualpa was executed and the Inca dynasty came to an end.