Muisca Rulers

Muisca Rulers

The Muisca people had two rulers (a "zipa" and a "zaque") and the line of succession was not patrilineal. The ruler's title was inherited by the ruler’s oldest nephew. Their reasoning behind this was that male parentage could be questionable, but the male ruler’s sister’s kids would definitely be of his blood.

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