Pocra

In 1337 the Pocras were a Wari-derived people of the Ayacucho highlands, centered on what became Spanish Huamanga. They were closely allied with the Hanan Chancas of Parkos.

In the 15th century the Pocras joined the Chancas and others in attacks on Cusco. Inca ruler Pachacuti, conventionally dated to 1438–1471, defeated their army. Pocra and Soras warriors drove his envoys off with slingshots, but surrendered when food and water ran short. Some elites fled to the jungle, while a small Pocra polity under Simi Auka survived into colonial times.