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Brims

d. 1733 · 18th century · Also known as Emperor Brims

Brims was a leader of Coweta, the principal town of the Lower Muscogee, called 'Emperor' by English colonists. During and after the Yamasee War of 1715 to 1717 he developed a policy of neutrality, playing the British, French and Spanish colonies against each other to protect Muscogee independence and trade, a strategy his successors followed for decades.

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