Not only the Inca but many others in key positions in Incan society died in the epidemic.
The general Mihcnaca Mayta and many other military leaders, the governors Apu Hilaquito and Auqui Tupac (uncle and brother to the Inca), the Inca’s sister, Mama Coca, and many others of the royal family all perished of the disease. The deaths of these impor tant persons must have robbed the empire of much resiliency. The most ominous loss of all was the Inca’s son and heir Ninan Cuyochc.46