Opechancanough

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Opechancanough was a paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy in early 17th-century Virginia, known for leading major resistance efforts against English colonists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
Powhatan person
paramount chief
associatedWith Jamestown Colony NERFINISHED
Powhatan Confederacy NERFINISHED
capturedBy English colonists
causeOfDeath homicide
conflict Anglo-Powhatan Wars NERFINISHED
First Anglo-Powhatan War NERFINISHED
Second Anglo-Powhatan War NERFINISHED
Third Anglo-Powhatan War NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Tsenacommacah NERFINISHED
culture Algonquian-speaking peoples of the Atlantic coast
deathDate circa 1646
deathPlace English Virginia Colony NERFINISHED
Jamestown, Virginia Colony NERFINISHED
era colonial America
ethnicGroup Powhatan NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED
knownFor leading resistance against English colonists in Virginia
organizing the 1622 Powhatan attack on English settlements
organizing the 1644 Powhatan uprising
languageSpoken Powhatan language
legacy symbol of Native American resistance in early Virginia history
locatedIn Virginia
notableEvent Powhatan attack of March 22, 1622 NERFINISHED
Powhatan uprising of 1644 NERFINISHED
notableFor attempting to expel English settlers from Powhatan lands
opponent English colonists in Virginia
Virginia Company of London colonists NERFINISHED
opposed English territorial expansion in Virginia
placeOfActivity Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED
Jamestown region NERFINISHED
positionHeld paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy
predecessor Opitchapam NERFINISHED
relative Opitchapam NERFINISHED
Pocahontas NERFINISHED
Powhatan NERFINISHED
religion Powhatan religion NERFINISHED
role military leader
political leader
strategicGoal preservation of Powhatan territory and autonomy
successor Necotowance NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 17th century
title mamanatowick NERFINISHED

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Second Anglo-Powhatan War commander Opechancanough
Powhatan peoples notableMember Opechancanough
Third Anglo-Powhatan War commander Opechancanough
Third Anglo-Powhatan War notableLeader Opechancanough
Powhatan Wars notableCommander Opechancanough
Powhatan notablePerson Opechancanough
Wahunsenacawh child Opechancanough
this entity surface form: Opechancanough (possibly brother or close kinsman, sometimes described as relative)
Wahunsenacawh relative Opechancanough
Wahunsenacawh successor Opechancanough
Chief Powhatan successor Opechancanough