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Also known as King Philip, Metacom, Pometacom, Philip

Metacomet (c. 1638 in Massachusetts – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom, Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip, was sachem (elected chief) to the Wampanoag people from 1662–1676, and the second son of the sachem Massasoit. Metacomet became sachem after Massasoit's death. Metacomet was killed on August 12, 1676, near Mount Hope, Rhode Island. Scholars say his death marked the end of King Phillip's War (1675–1678).

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Key facts

Officeholder.name
Metacomet
Officeholder.image
Philip King of Mount Hope by Paul Revere (cropped).jpeg
Officeholder.image_size
220
Officeholder.caption
Philip, King of Mount Hope, from Benjamin Church's ''The Entertaining History of King Philip's War'', line engraving, colored by hand by Paul Revere, 1772
Officeholder.office
Wampanoag Sachem
Officeholder.birth_date
1638
Officeholder.death_place
Bristol, Rhode Island
Officeholder.predecessor
Wamsutta
Officeholder.successor
Annawan
Officeholder.death_cause
Gunshot wound

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
New England
Father
Massasoit
Image
Appletons' Philip.jpg
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Metacomet
date of death
1676-08-12
date of birth
1639-01-01
manner of death
homicide
name in native language
Metacomet
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Family
  • Name change
  • King Philip's War
  • Representations
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • External links

Metacomet (c. 1638 in Massachusetts – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom, Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip, was sachem (elected chief) to the Wampanoag people from 1662–1676, and the second son of the sachem Massasoit. Metacomet became sachem after Massasoit's death. Metacomet was killed on August 12, 1676, near Mount Hope, Rhode Island. Scholars say his death marked the end of King Phillip's War (1675–1678).

Metacomet's initial goal was to live in peace with the colonists. His main responsibility was trade with the colonists. This peace changed later on after consistent negative interactions with the colonists. King Phillip's War occurred between the Wampanoag people and English colonists for the sake of preserving Wampanoag land as the colonies continued to expand. Metacomet was killed during the war in 1676.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Metacomet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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