Tuskaloosa
Also known as Chief Tuscaloosa, Tuskalusa, Tuskaluza, Tastaluca
Tuskaloosa (less commonly spelled as Tuskalusa, Tastaluca, Tuskaluza) (birthdate unknown, - 1540) was a paramount chief of a Mississippian chiefdom in what is now the U.S. state of Alabama. His people were ancestors to the several southern Native American confederacies (the Choctaw and Creek peoples) who later emerged in the region. The modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is named in his honor.
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- Tuskaloosa HRoe 2002.jpg
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- Chief Tuskaloosa in an illustration by H. Roe
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- 1540
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- Mabila, present-day Alabama
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- Chieftain
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- Cacique (Chief) of Tuskalusa
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