Tanasi as leading Overhill Cherokee town
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Tanasi was an important early Overhill Cherokee town that served as a principal political and cultural center before being supplanted by Chota.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tanasi | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Overhill Cherokee town
ⓘ
former Cherokee capital ⓘ historic Indigenous settlement ⓘ |
| archaeologicalType | village site with associated mounds and structures ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiverSystem | Tennessee River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
important ceremonial and diplomatic center
ⓘ
site of Cherokee council activities ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedIn | early 1700s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Overhill Cherokee leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor | Chota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological and historical site ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early center of Cherokee diplomacy with Europeans ⓘ |
| influenced | political organization of the Overhill Cherokee ⓘ |
| language | Cherokee language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Overhill Cherokee region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Monroe County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | 18th-century colonial records ⓘ |
| nameUsedBy | European colonial officials ⓘ |
| partOf | Cherokee Nation (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
de facto capital of the Overhill Cherokee
ⓘ
leading Overhill Cherokee town ⓘ |
| populationType | multi-clan Cherokee community ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Cherokee settlements in the region ⓘ |
| regionType | Overhill Cherokee towns cluster ⓘ |
| replacedAsCapitalBy | Chota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
cultural center of the Overhill Cherokee
ⓘ
principal political center of the Overhill Cherokee ⓘ |
| supplantedBy | Chota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | seat of influential Cherokee leaders ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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