Emperor Brim, also known as Hoboyetly, (died 1733) was a
Muscogee
The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language), are a group of related indigenous (Native American) peoples of the Southeastern WoodlandsCoweta
Coweta is a city in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States, a suburb of Tulsa. As of 2010, its population was 9,943. Part of the Creek Nation in Indian Territory before Oklahoma became a U.S. state, the town was first settled in 1840.Hollata Brim and Seepeycoffee Brim, both later served as leading Cowetas, but it was Malatchi Brim, a maternal relation of Emperor Brim (perhaps a nephew), who succeeded him as mico in accordance with the Creek custom of
matrilineality
Matrilineality is the tracing of kinship through the female line. It may also correlate with a social system in which each person is identified with their matriline – their mother's lineage – and which can involve the inheritance ...
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During the
Yamasee War
The Yamasee War (also spelled Yamassee or Yemassee) was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee and a number of other allied Native American peoples, incl ...
, Brim initially supported the Yamasee in their efforts against the British in general and white South Carolinians in particular. However, as circumstances changed, Brim ended up signing a treaty with the British. He also used the conflict to launch raids against the enemy Cherokees as well as Carolinians.Sweet, Julie. "Brims." New Georgia Encyclopedia, last modified Jan 24, 2017. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/brims-d-1733/