Dec 28, 2009

Salem on History | Half-King

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Article abstract: Half-King joined the British forces during the{$IFrench and Indian War} French and Indian War.

Half-King, or Tanacharison, was one of a number of Iroquois who lived in the Ohio Valley area during the eighteenth century. Some of these Iroquois, who were often called “Mingos” by the whites, had been delegated power from the Iroquois Grand Council to conduct diplomacy with local tribes. The whites called such delegates “half-kings,” so the designation was more a title than a personal name.

Born a Catawba, Tanacharison was captured...

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