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Maʻafu-ʻo-limuloa
Maafu-o-limuloa (born sometime in the 18th century, died July(?) October(?) 1799) was the 15th Tui Kanokupolu (chief of the House of Tupou in Oceanic kingdom of Tonga). He was a grandson of Mailelaumotomoto, the 2nd Maafu-o-Tukuiaulahi, the hereditary chief of the Vainī on Tongatapu Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% of the nation ..., and a member of the Tongan reigning house of Tupou. He was proclaimed somewhere in June 1799 by the Haa Havea clan, a junior branch of the Tui Kanokupolu line. Maafuolimuloa was killed one day after his reign began, by the Haa Ngata Tupu (a senior clan), who did not agree with the Haa Havea. It was many years before the chiefs agreed upon the successor: a distant cousin of his, Tupoumālohi, and then only to forestall ambitions of a candidate even l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tu'i Kanokupolu
Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities. Traditionally, a Tui is an equivalent of God title. Origin of Tui is believed to be Tui Manu'a (the title given to the son of the Polynesian God Tagaloa, and therefore Tui were viewed as living Gods). Tonga See: *Tu'i Tonga *Tu'i Ha'atakalaua *Tu'i Kanokupolu *Tui Harris Fiji See House of Chiefs (Fiji) Samoa There are several Samoan polities and titles (several including the term Tui) in the present kingdom. On American Samoa, the paramount chief is titled Tu'i Manu'a Wallis and Futuna On Futuna island, see Tu`i Agaifo of Alo. There is also the Chief of Sigave; however, depending on the family, they carry the specific title of Sau?, Tamolevai, Keletaona, or Tu`i Sigave. On `Uvea Wallis ( Wallisian: ''Uvea'') is a Polynesian atoll/island in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. As of 2021, according to Johnson's Tribune, Tonga has a population of 104,494, 70% of whom reside on the main island, Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately north-south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest; Samoa to the northeast; New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the west; Niue (the nearest foreign territory) to the east; and Kermadec (New Zealand) to the southwest. Tonga is about from New Zealand's North Island. First inhabited roughly 2,500 years ago by the Lapita civilization, Tonga's Polynesian settlers gradually evolved a distinct and strong ethnic identity, language, and culture as the Tongan people. They were quick to establish a powerful footing acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongatapu
Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% of the national population, on . Based on Google Earth Pro, its maximum elevation is at least above sea level along Liku Road at 21 degrees 15 minutes and 55.7 seconds south 175 degrees 08 minutes 06.4 seconds west, but could be even higher somewhere else. Tongatapu is Tonga's centre of government and the seat of its monarchy. Tongatapu has experienced more rapid economic development than the other islands of Tonga, and has thus attracted many internal migrants from them. Geography The island is (or including neighbouring islands) and rather flat, as it is built of coral limestone. The island is covered with thick fertile soil consisting of volcanic ash from neighbouring volcanoes. At the steep coast of the south, heights reach an average of , a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupou
Tupou is a common surname in Tonga. It may refer to: * Anthony Tupou, Australian Rugby League player *Bill Tupou, New Zealand Rugby League player * Daniel Tupou, Australian Rugby League player * Fenuki Tupou, American football offensive lineman * Josh Tupou, American football defensive lineman *Tame Tupou, New Zealand rugby league footballer *Tani Tupou, American football player * Taniela Tupou, Australian Rugby Union player * Will Tupou, New Zealand professional rugby footballer *Willie Tupou, Australian rugby league footballer * Several kings and queens of Tonga ** George Tupou I ** George Tupou II ** Sālote Tupou III ** Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV ** George Tupou V George Tupou V ( Tongan: Siaosi Tupou, full name: Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou; 4 May 194818 March 2012) was the King of Tonga from the death of his father Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV in 2006 until his own death six years late ... ** ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI Surnames of Tongan origin Tongan-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupou Malohi
Tupou is a common surname in Tonga. It may refer to: * Anthony Tupou, Australian Rugby League player *Bill Tupou, New Zealand Rugby League player * Daniel Tupou, Australian Rugby League player * Fenuki Tupou, American football offensive lineman * Josh Tupou, American football defensive lineman *Tame Tupou, New Zealand rugby league footballer *Tani Tupou, American football player * Taniela Tupou, Australian Rugby Union player * Will Tupou, New Zealand professional rugby footballer *Willie Tupou, Australian rugby league footballer * Several kings and queens of Tonga ** George Tupou I ** George Tupou II ** Sālote Tupou III ** Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV ** George Tupou V George Tupou V ( Tongan: Siaosi Tupou, full name: Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou; 4 May 194818 March 2012) was the King of Tonga from the death of his father Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV in 2006 until his own death six years late ... ** ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI Surnames of Tongan origin Tongan-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tukuʻaho
Tuku’aho was the 14th Tu’I Kanokupolu of Tonga, reigning approximately from 1793 to 1799. He was considered the “strong man” of the Tupou family despite coming from a lower lineage, and he used his power to depose the 12th Tu’I Kanokupolu, Tupoumoheofo, who was of the higher line.H. J. M. Claessen, ''A Survey of the History of Tonga: Some New Views''1989 Tuku’aho placed instilled his own father, Mumui, as the 13th Tu’I Kanokupolu and then took the title for himself upon Mumui's death. Tuku’aho reigned Tonga as a tyrant, for which he was assassinated by a team of high chiefs. His death sparked a civil war that lasted for nearly a half century. War with Tupoumoheofo Around the year 1792, when Mukuiha’ame’a vacated his title of Tu’i Kanokupolu, the recently deceased Tu’i Tonga's high ranking wife Tupoumoheofo declared herself the replacement.Paul van der Grijp, Anthropos, ''Strategic Murders: Social Drama in Tonga's Chiefly System''2004 Historians debate the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupoumālohi
Tupoumālohi (born sometime in the 18th century, died 1812) was the 16th Tui Kanokupolu of Tonga from the death of his uncle Maafuolimuloa, the 15th Tui Kanokupolu on 22 April 1799, until his own death in 1812. According to: His installation took place on May 29, 1799 at the Pangai Green in Kolovai in Hihifo (Tongatapu) Hihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in the Kingdom of Tonga. Hihifo (which means 'west' in the Tongan language) is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities that se .... He established his capital at Nukualofa, the current Tongan capital. He died on Haapai in 1812. According to more established scholars: Exact date of installation unknown, probably somewhere around 1808 in Mua. Left office within the year. Defended without success a great fort in Nukualofa against Fīnau Ulukālala II in 1807. ( Nukualofa in that time was a small settlement, it would not be made capital of To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century Births
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1799 Deaths
Events January–June * January 9 – British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound, to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the French Revolutionary Wars. * January 17 – Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed. * January 21 – The Parthenopean Republic is established in Naples by French General Jean Étienne Championnet; King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies flees. * February 9 – Quasi-War: In the single-ship action of USS ''Constellation'' vs ''L'Insurgente'' in the Caribbean, the American ship is the victor. * February 28 – French Revolutionary Wars: Action of 28 February 1799 – British Royal Navy frigate HMS ''Sybille'' defeats the French frigate ''Forte'', off the mouth of the Hooghly River in the Bay of Bengal, but both captains are killed. * March 1 – Federalist James Ross becomes President pro tempore of the United States Senate. * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarchs Of Tonga
This is a list of monarchs of Tonga since 1845, after the Constitution of Tonga established the role of the monarch. The first monarch of Tonga was George Tupou I. 2008 cession of powers Three days before his coronation on 1 August 2008, then-King George Tupou V announced that he would relinquish most of his powers and be guided by the Prime Minister of Tonga's recommendations on most matters. Budget allocation to monarchy Annual budget allocation to monarchy is T$ 4,894,900 ( US$2,116,799). Lists of earlier monarchs of Tonga * Tuʻi Tonga, rulers of Tonga from 950 to 1470. *Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua, rulers of Tonga from 1470 to 1800. *Tuʻi Kanokupolu, rulers of Tonga from 1800 to the present day. George Tupou I, the first king of Tonga, was the 19th Tuʻi Kanokupolu. List of monarchs of Tonga (1845–present) Timeline Royal standards File:Royal Standard of Tonga (1862-1875).svg, Royal standard of Tonga (1862–1875) File:Royal Standard of Tonga.svg, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
