Chief Powhatan

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Chief Powhatan was the powerful paramount chief of a coalition of Algonquian-speaking tribes in early 17th-century Virginia and the father of Pocahontas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century person
Native American leader
historical figure
paramount chief
activeDuring founding of Jamestown
alsoKnownAs Wahunsenacawh
Wahunsonacock
approximateBirthCentury 16th century
approximateDeathCentury 17th century
associatedWithEvent Anglo-Powhatan conflicts
linked to: Powhatan Wars
chiefOf Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples
child Pocahontas
continent North America
country present-day United States
culture Powhatan culture
linked to: Powhatan peoples
encountered English colonists
Jamestown settlers
linked to: Jamestown
ethnicity Algonquian
linked to: Algonquian peoples
fatherOf Pocahontas
formed Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples
gender male
governedNear Chesapeake Bay
James River
York River
historicalSignificance central figure in early Virginia Indian–English relations
key figure in early English colonization of North America
knownFrom English colonial records
John Smith’s writings
language Algonquian languages
name Chief Powhatan
notableFor being the father of Pocahontas
interactions with English colonists at Jamestown
leading a coalition of Algonquian-speaking tribes in Virginia
peopleGoverned Algonquian-speaking tribes in Virginia
politicalRole diplomat in relations with English colonists
military leader of the Powhatan Confederacy
politicalStructure chiefdom
position paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy
regionRuled Tidewater Virginia
residence Tsenacommacah
sphereOfInfluence coastal plain of Virginia
successor Opechancanough
timePeriod early 17th century
title Mamanatowick
tribalAffiliation Powhatan people
linked to: Powhatan peoples

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Pocahontas father Chief Powhatan
Powhatan peoples notableLeader Chief Powhatan
Matoaka father Chief Powhatan
Wahunsenacawh alsoKnownAs Chief Powhatan
Chief Powhatan name Chief Powhatan
Thomas Rolfe grandfather Chief Powhatan
Rebecca Rolfe father Chief Powhatan
Jamestown Island associatedWith Chief Powhatan
Powhatan County, Virginia namedAfter Powhatan (Native American leader)
linked to: Chief Powhatan
Jane Rolfe descendantOf Chief Wahunsenacawh
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Pamunkey tribe historicalLeader Chief Powhatan
Werowocomoco usedAsCapitalBy Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan)
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Werowocomoco associatedWithPerson Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan)
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Mamanatowick notableOfficeHolder Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan)
subject linked to: mamanatowick
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Wahunsonacock alsoKnownAs Chief Powhatan
Cleopatra father Chief Powhatan
Wahunsenacawh alsoKnownAs Chief Powhatan
subject linked to: Cleopatra
Kecoughtan overlord Powhatan (Wahunsenacawh)
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Indigenous peoples of Virginia notableLeader Powhatan (Wahunsenacawh)
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Powhatan District namedAfter Powhatan (Native American leader)
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