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INCA ADMINISTRATIVE Systems:
- There were various levels of authority in the Inca government.
- The governors, who were below the Council of Prefects, were responsible for the lesser officials below them.
- They were responsible for organizing [male] taxpayers into units of 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000. This was known as the decimal administration. They were used as military units, and were headed by a karuka, or hereditary local elite.
- Inspectors were also part of the administrative systems. They were referred to as tokoyrikoq, meaning "he who sees all."
- They reviewed all the affairs of their respective suyu.
- This rank was used to ensure the suyu's affairs ran smoothly.
- Highest rank: Inspector General of conquered territories, who was sometimes the Sapa Inca's brother.
- Administrative centers were set up every 100 miles in the empire.
- Here, taxes were collected based on the labour performed by citizens (e.g. bridge building).
- Censuses were also collected by administrators, and were used to record births, deaths, marriages, and changes in status
- They were responsible for organizing [male] taxpayers into units of 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000. This was known as the decimal administration. They were used as military units, and were headed by a karuka, or hereditary local elite.
- They reviewed all the affairs of their respective suyu.
- This rank was used to ensure the suyu's affairs ran smoothly.
- Highest rank: Inspector General of conquered territories, who was sometimes the Sapa Inca's brother.
