The ''Tui Namosi'' is a chiefly title held by the Paramount Chief of

Namosi Province Namosi is one of Fiji's fourteen provinces and one of eight based in Viti Levu, the largest island. Located to the west of Suva, the province covers 570 square kilometers. Its population of 7,871 at the 2017 census was the second smallest of any ...

on the main island of

Viti Levu Viti Levu (pronounced ) is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. It is the site of the nation's capital, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population. Geology Fiji lies in a tectonically complex area between the Australian P ...

, Fiji.

Titles History

The clan's progenitor Robatiratu was the vunivalu at the Yavutu of Nabukebuke at Wailase in the Wainimala highlands. Under the leadership of Robatiratu's sons Ronawaqaliva and Rodrodrolagi, the clan then moved to Nairairaikinabukebuke, Mount Voma where they built a village on the left bank of the Waidina River and called it Namosi. The Vunivalu of the Nabukebuke clan was also installed Tui Namosi at this village.

Current Title Holder

The current Tui Namosi is Ratu Suliano Matanitobua.From Election to Coup in Fiji: by Jonathan Fraenkel, Stewart Firth, Page 85

Footnotes

References

*From Election to Coup in Fiji: The 2006 Campaign and Its Aftermath, by Jonathan Fraenkel, Stewart Firth, Published by ANU E Press *The Cyclopedia of Fiji: A Complete Historical and Commercial Review of Fiji,Published 1984 by R. McMillan, Fiji, 332 pages, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 3 Apr 2007 *The Pacific Way: A Memoir, By Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, University of Hawaii Press, 1997 *The Journal of the Polynesian Society, By Polynesian Society (N. Z.), Published 1943.

External links

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