Tu'i Ha'atakalaua

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Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua is a lineage of kings of Tonga that dates back to the 14th century and later actually supplanted the Tuʻi Tonga . In the 18th century, the line united with the Tuʻi Kanokupolu and was only nominally in existence from the end of the 18th century. Four of the currently 33 hereditary nobility titles in Tonga trace their origins back to the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua. These families are: Tungi , Luani , Fotofili and Fakafānua . Collectively they are called the Fāaʻi hai (These four). The traditional burial places of the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua are in ʻEua and Lapaha : Fale pulemālō , Fale fakauō , Fale tuingapapai (tuipapai), Fale loloʻamanu (today: (Fale) Loʻāmanu and Tauhakeleva). These places have the same reputation as the traditional langi , even if they are not so named, since the langi are reserved for the Tuʻi Tonga.

Tu'i

  • Moʻungāmotuʻa (around 1470), possibly the first viceroy who was installed by his older brother Kauʻulufonua I (the Tuʻi Tonga). The Tuʻi Tonga stayed in his residence on the heights of Olotele in Muʻa , while Moʻungāmotuʻa had to stay in the lowlands of Fonuamotu. Both areas are separated by the Strait of Fonuamoa ("dry land"). His subjects were given the name Kauhalalalo (people of the lower street), while the members of the Tuʻi Tonga were given the name Kauhalaʻuta (people inland from the street). It seems that Moʻungāmotuʻa later took power even if he did not depose the Tuʻi Tonga. He exiled Kauʻulufonua in Samoa and ruled in his name until his new dynasty, the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua, had become so powerful that they finally replaced the Tuʻi Tonga. This process spanned over a century.
  • Tanekingaʻotonga
  • Kau Vakaʻuta , Tuʻi ʻEua (Vakaʻuta title holder of ʻEua)
  • Siulangapō
  • Vakalahi-Moheʻuli (around 1550), he, or his father, allowed the Tuʻi Tonga to return from exile in Samoa
  • Moʻunga ʻo Tonga , several sons were appointed governors during his lifetime. One of them, Ngata , received the Hihifo District and became the founder of the Tu'i Kanokupolu. One daughter married Fatafehi , the Tuʻi Tonga, which made the two dynasties blood relatives.
  • Fotofili , met Abel Tasman in 1643 .
  • Vaea , realized that the Tu'i Kanokupolu had become serious rivals, and fought a civil war against Mataeleha'amea . His daughter was the last to be married to a Tuʻi Tonga, ʻUluakimata II .
  • Moeakiola , contemporary of Tu'i Tonga Tu'ipulotu I. .
  • Tatafu , first title holder who was not the son of the predecessor. His father was a photo film
  • Kafoamotalau , son of Vaea. The confusion in the succession indicates great changes and the decline of the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua; Contemporary of Tuʻi Tonga Fakanaʻanaʻa
  • Tu'ionukulave
  • Silivakaifanga
  • Fuatakifolaha , son of Tongatangataulupekifolaha , who himself was not the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua; Maternal grandson of Mataelehaʻamea of the Tuʻi Kanokupolu.
  • Tupoulahi , gave up his title as Tuʻi Kanokupolu around 1771 (due to old age) and was then probably given the title Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua. However, his office is controversial.
  • Maealiuaki , also previous Tuʻi Kanokupolu, who received the title Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua as a gift in old age; met James Cook in 1777 and died shortly afterwards. He was the last real Tu'i Ha'atakalaua. All successors are controversial.
  • Mumui
  • Toafunaki was mentioned by missionaries as Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua around 1790. Died in 1797. His re-burial in 1799 gave the opportunity to assassinate Tuʻi Kanokupolu Tukuʻaho .
  • Mulikihaʻamea , also Tuʻi Kanokupolu. In its day, the title was already meaningless. However, his descendants repeatedly claim the title.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hinz, Howard: Landfalls of Paradise, 2006: 155.
  2. ↑ Campbell: Classical Tongan kingship 1989th

Web links

  • [1] Malo Tonga Tuputupulefanua Tu'iha'atakalaua Cocker 2000

literature

  • Elizabeth Bott: Tonga society at the time of Captain Cook's visit. 1982.
  • Ian Christopher Campbell (* 1947): Classical Tongan kingship. 1989.
  • Ian Christopher Campbell: The Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua and the ancient constitution of Tonga. In: The Journal of Pacific History. v17 n4 (198210): 178-194.
  • Robert D. Craig: Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology. Greenwood Publishing Group 1989: 117. ISBN 0313258902 , 9780313258909
  • Tonga Chronicle newspaper, Aug. 3, 2006.
  • Ernest Edgar Vyvyan Collocott (* 1886): Notes on Tongan Religion. Pt. I In: The Polynesian Society: The Journal of the Polynesian Society. Vol. 30, No. 3 (119), September, 1921: 152-163.
  • Earl R. Hinz, Jim Howard: Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to the Pacific Islands. Latitude 20 Books, University of Hawaii Press 2006: 155. ISBN 0824830377 , 9780824830373
  • Sharon La Boda: International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania. In: Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Paul E. Schellinger, Noelle Watson, Sharon La Boda, Christopher Hudson: International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 5, Taylor & Francis, 1994: 827. ISBN 1884964052 , 9781884964053