Metacom

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17th-century person Native American leader Wampanoag leader historical figure

Metacom, also known as King Philip, was a 17th-century Wampanoag leader who led a major Native American resistance against English colonists in New England during King Philip's War.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Metacom canonical	19
Metacom (King Philip)	4
Philip (Metacom)	1
Philip of Pokanoket	1
Wampanoag leader Metacomet	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	17th-century person ⓘ Native American leader ⓘ Wampanoag leader ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
alliedWith	Narragansett people ⓘ Nipmuc people ⓘ various Algonquian-speaking tribes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Philip (King Philip) ⓘ surface form: King Philip Metacomet ⓘ
causeOfDeath	killed in battle ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	17th century ⓘ
conflict	King Philip's War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Wampanoag people ⓘ surface form: Wampanoag Confederacy
dateOfDeath	1676 ⓘ
era	New England Colonies ⓘ surface form: Colonial New England
ethnicity	Wampanoag people ⓘ surface form: Wampanoag
father	Massasoit ⓘ
historicalRegion	Eastern Woodlands ⓘ surface form: Northeastern Woodlands
killedIn	King Philip's War ⓘ
languageSpoken	Wampanoag language ⓘ an Algonquian language ⓘ
legacy	symbol of Native American resistance to English colonization ⓘ
memberOf	Wampanoag people ⓘ
notableFor	leadership in King Philip's War ⓘ leading Native American resistance against English colonists in New England ⓘ
opponent	English colonists in New England ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ Plymouth Colony ⓘ Rhode Island colonists ⓘ
placeOfActivity	eastern Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts Bay region New England ⓘ Plymouth Colony ⓘ surface form: Plymouth Colony region
placeOfDeath	Mount Hope, Rhode Island ⓘ
positionHeld	sachem of the Wampanoag ⓘ
relative	Massasoit ⓘ
religion	traditional Wampanoag beliefs ⓘ
roleInWar	principal Native leader ⓘ
sibling	Sunoho ⓘ surface form: Sunconewhew Wamsutta ⓘ
successor	Anawan ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wampanoag people → leader → Metacom ⓘ

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. → containsWork → Metacom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philip of Pokanoket

King Philip's War → hasCommander → Metacom ⓘ

Massasoit → child → Metacom ⓘ

Weetamoo → relative → Metacom ⓘ

Weetamoo → allyOf → Metacom ⓘ

Awashonks → associatedWith → Metacom ⓘ

Attack on Swansea → significantPerson → Metacom ⓘ

Metacomet → alsoKnownAs → Metacom ⓘ

Battle of Bloody Brook → associatedFigure → Metacom ⓘ

Philip (King Philip) → alsoKnownAs → Metacom ⓘ

Wamsutta → sibling → Metacom ⓘ

Wamsutta → relative → Metacom ⓘ

Wamsutta → successor → Metacom ⓘ

Pocasset (present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island area) → associatedWith → Metacom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metacom (King Philip)

Pocasset band of the Wampanoag → alliedWith → Metacom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metacom (King Philip)

Anawan → servedUnder → Metacom ⓘ

Swansea, Plymouth Colony → conflictWith → Metacom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metacom (King Philip)

Swansea, Massachusetts Bay (historical) → opposedBy → Metacom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metacom (King Philip)

Plymouth Colony military history → includesPerson → Metacom ⓘ

Mount Hope, Rhode Island → associatedWith → Metacom ⓘ

John Alderman → opposed → Metacom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wampanoag leader Metacomet

Wampanoag Nation → leader → Metacom ⓘ

Alexander → hasSibling → Metacom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philip (Metacom)

Alexander Pokanoket → sibling → Metacom ⓘ