Inca+General+Ollanta

Ollanta Alec Gagliano AAHC

Ollanta was a brave Inca general. He is more commonly known as Apu Ollantay. Ollanta was the general of Pachacuti, a successful one at that too. Ollanta won a number battles for Pachacuti and his city. He was so great at winning battles he is credited with the vast expansion of the regime of the Pachacuti ("Ollanta- The General" 1).Naturally, with giving Pachacuti these victories, Ollanta felt that the Pachacuti should reward him. With that he asked to have his daughter in marriage for his services. Pachacuti denied him his daughter due to Ollanta being a commoner. The purpose of why society still looks at this story is because it is one about entitlement and failure. This is because Ollanta revolted and he lost. He was imprisoned for the rest of his days.
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Ollanta is an Incan general that won many battles for the Incan leader Pachacuti. Ollanta asked Pachacuti to have his daughter for marriage in exchange for his services to Pachacuti. Pachacuti refused and Ollanta revolted against him. This story of Ollanta was adapted into the play, //Ollantay. ("//Ollantay" 1). This play is described to be a love story and some argue to be the Inca origin story. To this day, the play is still acted and put on stage for entertainment value. It is has been recreated in film and other video sources like the website, //Youtube.// The play is estimated to be have written in the 1800s and it still is a piece if literature that people enjoy today.
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Ollanta the General was the general for the leader Pachacuti. He won many battles for the Pachacuti and expanded the Pachacuti regime. In return Ollanata wanted Pachacuti's daughter for a wife. He was denied this request due to being a 'commoner' ("Ollanta-The General" 1). This was an issue because Pachacuti felt that despite Ollanta's services being great, he did not have royal blood. Ultimately Ollanta knew he would not have Pachacuti's daughter unless Pachacuti was not around. Ollanta revolted and he failed. He was left in prison until he eventually died. Today, the city that belonged to Emperor Pachacuti is dubbed as Ollantaytambo.
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General Ollanta has inspired the play, //Ollantay.// What is interesting is that the play has been said to be a love story and the Inca origin story. In the city of Ollantaytambo many structures still exist, despite being hundreds of years old. This is the city named after Ollanta The city was divided in blocks each block had only one entry ("Ollantaytambo Ruins" 1). This was quite common among Inca architecture. Currently, this small city is cherished and preserved. It is a place that is studied and tourist come to admire the old structures.
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Works Cited

"Ollantay". //Wikipedia//. n.d. Web. February 18, 2015.

"Ollantaytambo Ruins". //Peru Travel Diary//. n.d. Web. February 18, 2015.

"Ollanta-The General". //P////eru Travel Diary//. n.d. Web February 18, 2015.