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Mua (title)
The mua was one of three chiefly roles with direct influence across the island of Rotuma, the other two being the Fakpure and the Sau (Rotuman king), Sau. The mua was referred as the head priest of the island who presided over rituals and prayers. List of title holders {, class="wikitable" ! Order !! Reigned !! Mua , - , 1., , unknown, , Lapatemasui , - , 2., , unknown, , Tuitupu , - , 3., , unknown, , Saparere , - , 4., , unknown, , Mameata , - , 5., , unknown, , Muatoirere , - , 6., , unknown, , Ipiuri , - , 7., , unknown, , Ifituga , - , 8., , unknown, , Fisaitu , - , 9., , unknown, , Niua (mua), Niua , - , 10., , unknown, , Saurotuma , - , 11., , unknown, , Tafaki (mua), Tafaki , - , 12., , unknown, , Muamea , - , 13., , unknown, , Tukumasui , - SourcesWorld Statesmen Rotuma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotuma
Rotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets. The island group is home to a large and unique Polynesian indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognisable minority within the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans". Its population at the 2017 census was 1,594, although many more Rotumans live on mainland Fijian islands, totaling 10,000. Geography and geology The Rotuma group of volcanic islands are located (Suva to Ahau) north of Fiji. Rotuma Island itself is long and wide, with a land area of approximately , making it the 12th-largest of the Fiji islands. The island is bisected by an isthmus into a larger eastern part and a western peninsula. The isthmus is low and narrow, only wide, and is the site of Motusa village ( Itutiu district). North of the isthmus is Maka Bay, and in the south is Hapmafau Bay. There is a large population of coral reefs in these bays, and there are boat passages through them. Rotuma is a shield volcano m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakpure
The Fakpure was the secular ruler of Rotuma in the pre-European contact times. It was one of three chiefly roles with direct influence across the island of Rotuma, the other two being the Mua and the Sau. Traditionally the most senior political authority on the island, the Fakpure was one of the gagaj ‘es itu’u of the districts of Rotuma, and the convener of the island’s Council of Chiefs. After being elected as the district chief through the traditional processes (see gagaja), the position of fakpure was bestowed on the most senior of these district chiefs, usually the chief whose district had won the most recent war, who also received the privilege of being the first served in the politically charged kava ceremony. Overview In the early European writings on Rotuma, (therefore the earliest recorded information on Rotuma, being prior to Western contact, an oral-based culture), the prevailing understanding of the fakpure was that, prior to Western influence, he was conven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sau (Rotuman King)
Sau, (often mistranslated as “King”), refers to the role of spiritual leader in pre-Christian Rotuman society. The title was neither primogenitary nor held for a lifetime, but rather was cycled through the chiefs of each of Rotuma's districts. Overview The position of sau was primarily tied into Rotuma's pre-Christian fertility cult and the worship of the supreme deity Tagroa Siria. This is reflected in the fact that each reign was generally for the six-month ritual cycle of the Rotuman calendar. At the beginning of each sau's reign, they would be installed by the fakpure or secular ruler, and would subsequently be deified for six months, in the polity's hope that the appeasement of the sau, as a proxy for the God on earth, would result in prosperity and peace on the island. There were also instances where the sau was female, then called ''"sauhani"''. The other major political roles in Rotuman society were the fakpure and the mua. List of title holders {, table w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niua (mua)
Niua is a division of the Kingdom of Tonga, namely the northernmost group of islands. It consists of three islands ( Niuafoʻou, Niuatoputapu and Tafahi) which together have an area of 71.69 km2 and a population of 1,150. The largest village is Hihifo on Niuatoputapu. Piu'o Tafahi is the highest point with an elevation of 560 m. Geography The islands lie at approximately 15° south latitude and 175° to 173° west longitude, approximately 600km north of the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa, 300 - 375 km northwest of Vavaʻu, and 320 - 470 km south or southwest of Samoa. Niuafoʻou is geographically separated from the other islands, lying 200km to the west. The total area of the islands is . Climate The islands have a tropical climate, with a mean temperature of and a mean annual rainfall of (Niuafoʻou) or (Niuatoputapu). Geology The islands are the peaks of undersea volcanoes, towering from the sea. Niuatoputapu and Tafahi lie on the Tofua volcanic arc, and are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
