Tanacharison biography definition

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Tanacharison, also called Tanaghrisson (/ˌtænəˈɡrɪsən, ˌtænəxˈrɪsən/), was a Native American leader who played a pivotal role in the beginning of the French and Indian War. He was known to European-Americans as the Half-King, a title also used to describe several other historically important Native American See more.


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TANAGHRISSON (Deanaghrison, Johonerissa, Tanacharison, Tanahisson, Thanayieson, and, as a title, the Half King), a Seneca, a leading person among the Iroquois settled on the upper .

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Tanaghrisson was a Seneca who was chosen by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) to lead the American Indians living in the Ohio River Valley taking up residence there about 1747.


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Tanacharison or Tanaghrisson (c.