Chiefdom of Tuskaloosa

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Mississippian chiefdom Native American polity pre-Columbian polity

The Chiefdom of Tuskaloosa was a powerful Mississippian-era Native American polity in the southeastern United States, led by the paramount chief Tuskaloosa and noted for its fierce resistance to Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mississippian chiefdom ⓘ Native American polity ⓘ pre-Columbian polity ⓘ
encountered	Hernando de Soto NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
followedBy	historical-era Southeastern tribes in Alabama region ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalCulture	Mississippian culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCapital	Tuskaloosa’s principal town ⓘ
hasContactType	violent contact with Europeans ⓘ
hasContinent	North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	mound-building tradition ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion	Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEconomicBase	hunting and gathering ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Mississippian Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	chiefdom ⓘ
hasHistoricalStatus	destroyed or greatly weakened after contact with de Soto ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily	Muskogean languages (probable) ⓘ
hasLeader	Tuskaloosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMilitaryCharacteristic	organized armed resistance to Spanish incursion ⓘ
hasNotableRuler	Tuskaloosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalStructure	hierarchical chiefdom with subordinate towns ⓘ
hasRegionType	inland chiefdom ⓘ
hasReligionType	Mississippian religious system ⓘ
hasRulerTitle	paramount chief ⓘ
hasSocietyType	complex chiefdom ⓘ
hasSourceType	primarily known from Spanish expedition chronicles ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	16th century ⓘ Mississippian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	present-day Alabama region ⓘ southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Tuskaloosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
notedFor	fierce resistance to Hernando de Soto ⓘ
participatedIn	conflicts with the Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
partOf	Mississippian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (cultural sphere) NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	earlier Woodland-period societies in the region ⓘ

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battle of Mabila (during his North American expedition) → associatedWith → Chiefdom of Tuskaloosa ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Mabila