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title: Death of King Philip or Metacom
author: Frank O. Small
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13670/death-of-king-philip-or-metacom/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Death of King Philip or Metacom
_Authored by Frank O. Small_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13670.png)
## Image Caption
An early 20th-century illustration showing the [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of [King Philip](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/King_Philip/), aka [Metacom](https://www.worldhistory.org/King_Philip_(Metacom)/) (l. 1638-1676) who led a coalition of [Native American](https://www.worldhistory.org/Native_Peoples_of_North_America/) tribes in King Philip’s [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (aka Metacom’s War, 1675-1678) against English colonists.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Small, F. O. (2021, March 18). Death of King Philip or Metacom. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Small, Frank O.. "Death of King Philip or Metacom." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 18, 2021. .
### MLA
Small, Frank O.. "Death of King Philip or Metacom." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Mar 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_death_of_king_philip_metacomet_1903.jpg) by [**Frank O. Small**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_death_of_king_philip_metacomet_1903.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.