During Pontiac's War he was the Seneca war-chief who defeated a British force at the Battle of Devil's Hole.
In 1764 the Seneca came to Fort Niagara where they made peace with the British government and Sayenqueraghta "buried the Axe" with Britain.
Sayenqueraghta's name in the Seneca language, meaning "Disappearing Smoke",[3] is phonetically rendered as Kaieñãkwaahtoñ, and was spelled in a variety of ways, including Gayahgwaahdoh and Kayenquaraghton.
In historical records he is most often known as Sayenqueraghta (or Sayengaraghta), which was his name in the Mohawk language, or by nicknames such as Old Smoke or the Seneca King.
He attempted in June, 1777 to retrieve Seneca warriors who had joined the Loyalist officer Butler at Fort Niagara.