Person
Oconostota
Cherokee leader
b. 1710 CE – d. 1783 CE
World The Atlantic Lands
Oconostota (c. 1710-1783) (also "Stalking Turkey") is a skiagusta of Chota and the First Beloved Man of the Cherokee from 1775 to 1781.
People
- Attakullakulla
- James Grant
- Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
- Oconostota
- William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
Groups
- Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations)
- Muscogee, or Creek, people (Amerind tribe)
- Cherokee, or Tsalagi (Amerind tribe)
- New France (French Colony)
- Shawnees, or Shawanos (Amerind tribe)
Topics
- Colonization of the Americas, French
- Colonization of the Americas, British
- French and Indian War
- Anglo-Cherokee War of 1758-61
- Fort Duquesne, Battle of
Commodities
None linked.
Locations
None linked.
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (2017). Oconostota. History Atlas. Retrieved 1 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/oconostota/
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