King philip metacom biography of mahatma
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King philip metacom biography of mahatma
Metacomet
Elected chief of the Wampanoag Indians
Metacomet (1638 – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom,[1]: 205 Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip,[2] was sachem (elected chief) to the Wampanoag people and the second son of the sachem Massasoit.
His older brother Wamsutta (or King Alexander) briefly became sachem after their father's death in 1661. However, Wamsutta also died shortly thereafter and Metacom became sachem in 1662.
His brother's widow Weetamoo, female sachem of the Pocasset, became Metacom's ally and friend for the rest of his life.
King philip metacom biography of mahatma gandhi
It is unclear how many children they had or what happened to them. Wootonekanuske and one of their sons were sold into slavery in the West Indies following the defeat of the Native Americans in what became known as King Philip's War.[3]
Initially, Metacom sought to live in harmony with the colonists.
As a sachem, he took the lead in much of his tribes' tr