Dohäsan

Tribal chief, Deceased Person

1805 – 1866

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Who was Dohäsan?

Dohäsan, Dohosan, Tauhawsin, Tohausen, or Touhason was a prominent Native American. He was War Chief of the Kata or Arikara band of the Kiowa Indians, and then Principal Chief of the entire Kiowa Tribe, a position he held for an extraordinary 33 years. He is best remembered as the last undisputed Principal Chief of the Kiowa people before the Reservation Era, and the battlefield leader of the Plains Tribes in the largest battle ever fought between the Plains tribes and the United States.

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Born
1805
Oklahoma
Also known as
  • Dohosan
Profession
Died
1866

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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