Great Sun chief
E782770
Natchez leader
Native American political office
hereditary paramount leader
sacred ruler
traditional leadership title
The Great Sun chief was the hereditary paramount leader of the Natchez people, combining political authority with sacred, quasi-divine status at the top of their social hierarchy.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Natchez leader
ⓘ
Native American political office ⓘ hereditary paramount leader ⓘ sacred ruler ⓘ traditional leadership title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Natchez political organization
ⓘ
Natchez religious system NERFINISHED ⓘ Natchez social stratification ⓘ |
| authorityType |
political authority
ⓘ
religious authority ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | present-day United States ⓘ |
| documentedBy | French colonial observers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Natchez people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | theocratic chiefdom ⓘ |
| governs | Natchez villages and territories ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | hereditary ⓘ |
| leadershipScope |
civil leadership
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ ritual leadership ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Natchez language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Natchez people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | top of Natchez social hierarchy ⓘ |
| powerBasis |
control of ritual and ceremony
ⓘ
control of warfare and diplomacy ⓘ sacred kingship ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Natchez commoners
ⓘ
Natchez nobility ⓘ neighboring Indigenous polities ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousStatus |
quasi-divine
ⓘ
sacred ⓘ |
| socialRank |
paramount chief
ⓘ
supreme ruler of Natchez ⓘ |
| successionType | matrilineal succession ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fusion of religious and political power
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unity of Natchez people ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial era in North America
ⓘ
pre-colonial era in the Lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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