Amouskositte

Amouskositte of Great Tellico was an 18th-century Overhill Cherokee leader. Following the death of his father Moytoy of Tellico in 1741, Amouskositte succeeded him as "Emperor of the Cherokee", a title bestowed on Moytoy by Scottish adventurer Alexander Cuming.

Few Cherokee recognized him as their First Beloved Man, and by 1753 both he and Tellico had become eclipsed by Kanagatucko (Old Hop) and Chota.

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