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Chief Powhatan
(1545-1618)
Leader of the Powhatan
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Powhatan (c. 1547 – c. 1618), whose proper name was Wahunsenacawh (alternately spelled Wahunsenacah, Wahunsunacock or Wahunsonacock), was the leader of the Powhatan, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Native Americans living in Tsenacommacah, in the Tidewater region of Virginia at the time when English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607.

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Born Powhatan
17 June 1545
Algonquian Nation Native America (now USA)
Died
1618 (aged 72)
Colony of Virginia, British America
Zodiac Gemini
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