Wahunsonacock
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Wahunsonacock was the powerful paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy in early 17th-century Virginia and the father of Pocahontas.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American leader
ⓘ
paramount chief ⓘ |
| activeDuring | founding of Jamestown ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chief Powhatan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Powhatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 1547 ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | c. 1618 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Anglo–Powhatan Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Jamestown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefOf | Powhatan Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Cleopatra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kocoum NERFINISHED ⓘ Matachanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Nantaquas NERFINISHED ⓘ Opachisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Parahunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Pocahontas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederacy | Powhatan Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Tsenacommacah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomacy with Jamestown colony
ⓘ
warfare with English settlers ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Powhatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Pocahontas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | tributary chiefdom ⓘ |
| governedNumberOfTribes | about 30 tribes ⓘ |
| governedOver | Algonquian-speaking tribes in Tidewater Virginia ⓘ |
| hadCapitalAt | Werowocomoco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFromSource | English colonial records ⓘ |
| language | Powhatan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chesapeake Bay region
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ⓘ
coastal Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being father of Pocahontas
ⓘ
interactions with English colonists at Jamestown ⓘ leadership of Powhatan Confederacy ⓘ |
| opponentOf | English colonists in Virginia ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | accounts of John Smith ⓘ |
| positionHeld | paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Opechancanough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Powhatan spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| successor | Opechancanough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| title | mamanatowick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Powhatan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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