Wamsutta

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Native American leader Wampanoag sachem

Wamsutta was a 17th-century Wampanoag sachem and the elder brother of Metacom (King Philip), whose disputed dealings with English colonists helped set the stage for King Philip’s War.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American leader → Wampanoag sachem →
approximateDeathTime	early 1660s →
areaOfInfluence	Narragansett Bay region →
associatedWithEvent	King Philip’s War →
causeOfTension	land sales to English colonists →
colonyInteractedWith	Plymouth Colony →
conflict	tensions leading to King Philip’s War →
country	New England →
culture	Wampanoag →
diedIn	Plymouth Colony →
ethnicity	Wampanoag →
father	Massasoit →
givenName	Wamsutta →
governed	Pokanoket Wampanoag →
historicalRegion	Pokanoket →
interactedWith	English colonists of Plymouth Colony →
language	Wampanoag language →
notableFor	being elder brother of Metacom (King Philip) → disputed land dealings with English colonists → leadership of the Wampanoag before King Philip’s War →
occupation	sachem →
otherName	Alexander → Alexander Pokanoket →
partOf	Wampanoag Confederacy →
politicalStatus	indigenous leader allied then in tension with English colonists →
positionHeld	sachem of the Pokanoket Wampanoag →
precededBy	Massasoit as sachem of the Wampanoag →
relative	King Philip → Metacom →
religion	traditional Wampanoag beliefs →
roleInHistory	key figure in prelude to King Philip’s War →
sibling	King Philip → Metacom →
spouse	Weetamoo →
successor	King Philip → Metacom →
territory	Pokanoket lands in present-day southeastern Massachusetts →
timePeriod	17th century →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Metacom → Metacomet → Philip (King Philip) →	sibling
Massasoit →	child
Wamsutta →	givenName
Wampanoag people →	leader
Philip (King Philip) →	relative
Weetamoo →	spouse