Young King or Koyengquahtah was a "Hoyaneh" or revered traditional chief of the Seneca nation. He was born in the village of Canandaigua, Seneca nation in about 1760. He was a nephew of Sayenqueraghta, who was the war leader of the Seneca at the Battle of Wyoming. Young King grew to adulthood during the tumultuous time of the American War of Independence, and fled to Fort Niagara with his mother during the Sullivan Campaign. He was later elected war chief and was a renowned warrior, a wise counsellor and was possessed of high social qualities among his own people and the Americans.