Coosa chiefdom

Coosa chiefdom appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Woodlands (North America) from c. 1400 to 1600 CE, a span of 200 years. Its people spoke North American families languages (Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan).

Paramount chiefdom centered in northwest Georgia that Hernando de Soto visited in 1540. It controlled towns along several hundred kilometres of river valleys.

See Coosa chiefdom on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1400 to 1600 CE
Duration: 200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Eastern Woodlands, North America
Language family: North American families

Events in North America during its time

1497 John Cabot reaches Newfoundland
1540 De Soto and Coronado expeditions

Neighbours in North America

New France 1534 to 1763 CE
Norse Greenland c. 985 to 1450 CE
Spanish Florida 1565 to 1821 CE
Santa Fe de Nuevo México 1598 to 1821 CE
Roanoke Colony 1585 to 1590 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe

Questions

When did Coosa chiefdom exist?

c. 1400 to 1600 CE, about 200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Coosa chiefdom?

Eastern Woodlands, in North America.

What language did Coosa chiefdom speak?

North American families. This family includes Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan.