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.

Aliases (2)

Metacom (King Philip) ×1
Philip of Pokanoket ×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	King Philip → Metacomet →
causeOfDeath	killed in battle →
centuryOfActivity	17th century →
conflict	King Philip's War →
countryOfCitizenship	Wampanoag Confederacy →
dateOfDeath	1676 →
era	Colonial New England →
ethnicity	Wampanoag →
father	Massasoit →
historicalRegion	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	Massachusetts Bay region → New England → Plymouth Colony region →
placeOfDeath	Mount Hope, Rhode Island →
positionHeld	sachem of the Wampanoag →
relative	Massasoit →
religion	traditional Wampanoag beliefs →
roleInWar	principal Native leader →
sibling	Sunconewhew → Wamsutta →
successor	Anawan →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Metacomet → Philip (King Philip) →	alsoKnownAs
Awashonks → Pocasset (present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island area) ("Metacom (King Philip)") →	associatedWith
Wamsutta → Weetamoo →	relative
Weetamoo →	allyOf
Battle of Bloody Brook →	associatedFigure
Massasoit →	child
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ("Philip of Pokanoket") →	containsWork
King Philip's War →	hasCommander
Wampanoag people →	leader
Wamsutta →	sibling
Attack on Swansea →	significantPerson
Wamsutta →	successor