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Metacomet | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Wampanoag Sachem | |
| Preceded by | Wamsutta |
| Succeeded by | Annawan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1638 |
| Died | August 12, 1676 (aged 37–38) Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Metacomet (c. 1638 in Massachusetts – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom,[1]: 205 Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip,[2] was sachem (elected chief from 1662–1676) to the Wampanoag people 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).[3]
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.[4]
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.
- ^ Silverman, David (2019). This Land Is Their Land. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing.
- ^ Lepore, Jill. The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Note: King Philip "was also known as Metacom, or Metacomet. King Philip may well have been a name that he adopted, as it was common for Natives to take other names. King Philip had on several occasions signed as such and has been referred to by other natives by that name."
- ^ Calloway, Colin Gordon (1997). After King Philip's War: Presence and Persistence in Indian New England. UPNE. ISBN 978-0-87451-819-1.
- ^ "Great Native American Chiefs | Metacomet (aka King Philip) · Online Exhibits". apps.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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