Cofitachequi

Cofitachequi, was a Mississippian 'paramount chiefdom' in the U.S. state of South Carolina, encountered by Europeans in the 16th and 17th centuries. Centered in the Wateree River valley, the Mico of Cofitachequi held sway over the immediate neighbors on the Wateree and Broad Rivers, and at its peak in the 1500s extended influence into the North Carolina piedmont and the Pee Dee River.