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Metacom

Type Figure Region Wampanoag Time c. 1638–1676 Also known as Metacom、King Philip、菲利普国王

Metacom (c. 1638–1676), known to English colonists as "King Philip," was sachem of the Pokanoket band of the Wampanoag.…

Timeline

  1. 1651–1656Mount Hope (Pokanoket) · WampanoagIn the early 1650s Metacom studied tribal affairs and foreign negotiations under his father Massasoit. Peaceful trade relations based on earlier treaties still held between the Wampanoag and Plymouth Colony, though land pressures were quietly building.
  2. 1656–1660Plymouth · PlymouthMetacom increasingly represented the Wampanoag in meetings with Plymouth colonists, handling disputes over land, jurisdiction, and trade. By the late 1650s, discontent within the tribe over colonial expansion deepened, laying the groundwork for his later leadership of an anti-English alliance.

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