Opothleyahola

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Opothleyahola was a prominent 19th-century Muscogee (Creek) leader known for resisting forced removal and later supporting the Union during the American Civil War.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Opothleyahola canonical 6

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muscogee leader ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeInCentury 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
ethnicGroupLed Upper Creeks ⓘ
ethnicity Muscogee (Creek) ⓘ
linked to: Muscogee people
gender male ⓘ
givenName Opothleyahola ⓘ
hasRole chief ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
war leader ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Muscogee ⓘ
linked to: Muscogee people
memberOf Muscogee (Creek) Nation ⓘ
notableFor leading Unionist Creeks and other Native refugees to Kansas ⓘ
refusing to sign removal treaties ⓘ
resisting forced removal of the Muscogee (Creek) people ⓘ
supporting the Union during the American Civil War ⓘ
occupation orator ⓘ
political leader ⓘ
opposed forced removal of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ⓘ
opposedSideInConflict Confederate States ⓘ
participatedIn American Civil War ⓘ
placeOfActivity Indian Territory ⓘ
Southeastern United States ⓘ
politicalAlignment Unionist ⓘ
religion traditional Muscogee beliefs ⓘ
residence Alabama ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Indian Territory ⓘ
present-day Oklahoma ⓘ
supportedSideInConflict Union ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Creek (Muscogee) → notableLeader → Opothleyahola ⓘ
Opothleyahola → givenName → Opothleyahola ⓘ
Battle of Chustenahlah → commander → Opothleyahola ⓘ
Battle of Round Mountain → commander → Opothleyahola ⓘ
Creek → hasNotableLeader → Opothleyahola ⓘ