Hule Fortress
Hule Fortress was a fortification in Nukunuku , Tongatapu , in the island state of Tonga . It existed in 1826.
history
Nukunuku is the seat of the Tu'ivakano (Uhi) and his community (Hihifo). The current head chief / talking chief (chief) of the Honorable Noble Tuivakano is Tongi ( Matapule Eiki ).
The village was one of the largest villages on Tongatapu. Around 1826 the Tu'ivakano ( Viliami Aokatoa ) accepted Christianity together with other chiefs, influenced by Taufa'ahau ( George Tupou I. ). However, the people were not happy about this and opposed Christianity and thus also the Tu'ivakano.
The Kainga of Tu'ivakano outlawed the Tu'ivakano, removed him and installed Uhi as the new Tu'ivakano. Viliami Aokatoa returned to Nuku'alofa and sought help from Aleamotu'a and Taufa'ahau.
Taufa'ahau stormed the Hule Festival and at the Battle of Hule . During the battle Tu'ivakano Uhi and the commander (Supreme warrior / commander) Tanginoa stood out. This was the son-in-law of Tu'ivakano Uhi.
Taufaʻahau conquered Hule and defeated the opponents of Tuʻivakano Viliami Aokatoa. Most were killed in the process. Tanginoa got away with his life, along with his wife, Lolohea Tuʻivakano ( Tuʻivakano's first daughter). He fled to Ha'akame, a village on the east side of Tongatapu.
Taufaʻahau gave Tuʻivakano Viliami Aokatoa a fiefdom in Nukuʻalofa and determined that he should own as much land as he could clear himself. Then Tuʻivakano Viliami Aokatoa moved to Nukuʻalofa.
Individual evidence
literature
- John Spurway: Ma'afu, Prince of Tonga, Chief of Fiji: The life and times of Fiji's first Tui Lau. ANU Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-925021-17-2 , p. 22. (books.google.de)
- Sione Latukefu: Church and State in Tonga: The Wesleyan Methodist Missionaries and Political Development, 1822–1875. University of Queensland Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-921902-35-2 . (books.google.de)
Coordinates: 21 ° 8 ′ 20.3 ″ S , 175 ° 17 ′ 26.9 ″ W.