Joseph Brant
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Joseph Brant was a prominent 18th-century Mohawk military and political leader who allied with the British during the American Revolutionary War and became an influential figure in Indigenous-settler relations in North America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Brant canonical | 10 |
| Thayendanegea | 2 |
| Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1760490 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Joseph Brant Context triple: [Brantford, namedFor, Joseph Brant]
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Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a 17th-century French explorer and soldier known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region of North America and for being the namesake of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.
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Henry Hamilton
Henry Hamilton was an 18th-century British colonial official and military officer, known for his role as the lieutenant governor of Detroit during the American Revolutionary War and his involvement in frontier conflicts.
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William Johnson
William Johnson was an early 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his strong support of federal power and independent judicial reasoning.
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Metacom
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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E.
Edward Braddock
Edward Braddock was an 18th-century British Army general best known for his disastrous defeat during the French and Indian War near present-day Pittsburgh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Joseph Brant Target entity description: Joseph Brant was a prominent 18th-century Mohawk military and political leader who allied with the British during the American Revolutionary War and became an influential figure in Indigenous-settler relations in North America.
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A.
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a 17th-century French explorer and soldier known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region of North America and for being the namesake of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.
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B.
Henry Hamilton
Henry Hamilton was an 18th-century British colonial official and military officer, known for his role as the lieutenant governor of Detroit during the American Revolutionary War and his involvement in frontier conflicts.
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C.
William Johnson
William Johnson was an early 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his strong support of federal power and independent judicial reasoning.
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D.
Metacom
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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E.
Edward Braddock
Edward Braddock was an 18th-century British Army general best known for his disastrous defeat during the French and Indian War near present-day Pittsburgh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous military leader
ⓘ
Loyalist ⓘ Mohawk leader ⓘ diplomat ⓘ person ⓘ political leader ⓘ translator ⓘ war chief ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | land rights of the Six Nations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Indian Department
ⓘ
Sir William Johnson ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1743-03 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Joseph Brant
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thayendanegea
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| birthPlace |
Ohio Country
ⓘ
near Cuyahoga River ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Her Majesty’s Chapel of the Mohawks, Brantford, Ontario ⓘ |
| citizenship | British subject ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1807-11-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Burlington Bay
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near present-day Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Moor’s Indian Charity School ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Mohawk ⓘ |
| helpedFound |
Six Nations of the Grand River
ⓘ
surface form:
Six Nations reserve on the Grand River
|
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Mohawk ⓘ some other Iroquoian languages ⓘ |
| led |
Iroquois warriors
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohawk warriors
mixed Indigenous and Loyalist forces ⓘ |
| legacy |
namesake of Brant County, Ontario
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namesake of the city of Brantford, Ontario ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Mohawk people ⓘ
surface form:
Mohawk Nation
|
| militaryAllegiance | Great Britain ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Indigenous auxiliaries of the British Crown ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Brant self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Loyalist military campaigns in New York and Pennsylvania
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leadership of Mohawk and other Indigenous allies of Britain during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ role in Indigenous–settler relations in North America ⓘ |
| relative | Molly Brant ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Grand River
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand River, Upper Canada
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| role |
interpreter for the British
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negotiator in land treaties ⓘ |
| sibling | Molly Brant ⓘ |
| spouse |
Catharine Croghan
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Margaret Brant ⓘ Susanna ⓘ |
| supported | Great Britain ⓘ |
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Subject: Joseph Brant Description of subject: Joseph Brant was a prominent 18th-century Mohawk military and political leader who allied with the British during the American Revolutionary War and became an influential figure in Indigenous-settler relations in North America.
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