Tecumseh

Native American Shawnee leader (1768-1813)
Person human Q257808
Tecumseh
attributed to Owen Staples (1866–1949), based on the engraving published by Benson John Lossing[1] · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Tecumseh was born in 1768 in Chillicothe. He served as a traditional leader or chief. He died on October 5, 1813, in the Moravian Indian Reserve 47[1][2][3][4]. His cause of death was death in battle[5]. He has been recognized with the award of Person of National Historic Significance[6].

Tecumseh

Summary

Tecumseh is a human[1]. He was born in Chillicothe[2]. He was born on 1768[3]. He died in Moravian Indian Reserve 47[4]. He died on October 5, 1813[5]. He worked as a traditional leader or chief[6]. He ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,105 views/month, #4,664 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Tecumseh's place of birth was Chillicothe[2].
  • Tecumseh died in Moravian Indian Reserve 47[4].
  • Tecumseh was born on 1768[3].
  • Tecumseh died on October 5, 1813[5].
  • Tecumseh held citizenship in Shawnee[8].
  • Tecumseh is identified as part of the Shawnee ethnic group[9].
  • Tecumseh worked as a traditional leader or chief[6].
  • Tecumseh received the Person of National Historic Significance[10].
  • Tecumseh is recorded as male[11].
  • Tecumseh's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Tecumseh's Commons category is recorded as Tecumseh[13].
  • Tecumseh's military, police or special rank is recorded as war chief[14].
  • The cause of death was death in battle[15].
  • Tecumseh was part of the conflict Battle of Tippecanoe[16].
  • Tecumseh's given name is recorded as Tecumseh[17].
  • Tecumseh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tecumseh[18].
  • Tecumseh's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[19].
  • Tecumseh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Tecumseh's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
  • Tecumseh's military casualty classification is recorded as killed in action[22].
  • Tecumseh's different from is recorded as Tecumseh[23].
  • Tecumseh's sibling is recorded as Ontario[24].
  • Tecumseh's tribe is recorded as Shawnee[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Chillicothe[2], Tecumseh… he was born on 1768[3]. He is identified as part of the Shawnee ethnic group[9].

Career and Affiliations

Tecumseh worked as a traditional leader or chief[6].

Recognition

Tecumseh received the Person of National Historic Significance[10].

Death and Burial

Tecumseh died on October 5, 1813[5]. He died in Moravian Indian Reserve 47[4]. The cause of death was death in battle[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tecumseh include USS Tecumseh[26], a ballistic missile submarine[27] and Etheostoma tecumsehi[28], a taxon[29].

Why It Matters

Tecumseh ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,105 views/month, #4,664 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include USS Tecumseh[26], a ballistic missile submarine[27] and Etheostoma tecumsehi[28], a taxon[29].

FAQs

Where was Tecumseh born?

Born in Chillicothe[2], Tecumseh…

Where did Tecumseh die?

Tecumseh died in Moravian Indian Reserve 47[4].

What did Tecumseh do for work?

Tecumseh worked as traditional leader or chief[6].

What awards did Tecumseh receive?

Honors received include Person of National Historic Significance[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . ohiohistorycentral.org. ohiohistorycentral.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Ethnic group Shawnee
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