Pōmare I
Unifier and first king of Tahiti from 1788 to 1791 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the New Zealand chief, see Pōmare I (Ngāpuhi).
Pōmare I (c. 1753 – September 3, 1803) (fully in old orthography: Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua-i-Tarahoi Vaira'atoa Taina Pōmare I; also known as Tu or Tinah or Outu, or more formally as Tu-nui-e-a'a-i-te-atua) was the unifier and first king of Tahiti and founder of the Pōmare dynasty and the Kingdom of Tahiti between 1788 and 1791.[citation needed] He abdicated in 1791 but remained in power as the guardian regent during the minority of his successor Pōmare II from 1791 until 1803.[citation needed] He is best known in the western world for being the ruler of Tahiti during the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789.
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Pōmare I | |
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King of Tahiti | |
Reign | 1788 – 13 February 1791 |
Predecessor | Inaugural |
Successor | Pōmare II |
Born | Tu-nui-ea’a-i-te-Atua-i-Tarahoi Vaira’atoa Taina c. 1753 Pare, Tahiti |
Died | December 3, 1803 Matavai, Tahiti |
Burial | Pōmare Royal Cemetery, Papaʻoa, ʻArue |
Spouse | Tu-ra’i-Ari’i Te-ra’i-mano Tetua-nui-rei-a-ite Ra’iatea-i-Nu’urua Pateamai Vairareti Teano Pepiri (junior wife) |
Issue | Pōmare II Teri’i Tapa-nui Vehiatua V Te Ari’i-na-vaho-roa A son A daughter |
House | House of Pōmare |
Father | Teu Tunuieaite Atua |
Mother | Tetupaia-i-Hauiri |
Religion | Tahitian |
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