Sassacus (Massachusett: Sassakusu, "fierce") (c. 1560 – June 1637) was a Pequot sachem[1] who was born near present-day Groton, Connecticut.
The Mohegans led by sachem Uncas rebelled against domination by the Pequots.
Sassacus fled to what he thought was safety among the Iroquois Mohawks in present-day New York state, but they murdered him and then sent his head and hands to the Connecticut Colony as a symbolic offering of friendship.
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