Tapoa I

Tapoa I (c. 1772–1812) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1778 to 1812.^{[citation needed]}

Tapoa I
King of Taha'a and Bora Bora
Reign	1778–1812
Predecessor	Teriimaevarua I
Born	c. 1772
Died	1812 (aged 39-40)
Spouse	Ai-mata
Issue	Tapoa II Teriʻimaevarua-vahine
Names Te-Ariʻi Noho-rai Tapoa I
House	House of Tapoa
Father	Taʻo-ata
Mother	Teriimaevarua I

He had a daughter named Maevarua, recognized as supreme chief or "Arii rahi" of Tahaa and Bora Bora. She died on July 14, 1809 in Raiatea.^[1] He was the grandfather of Tapoa II whose mother was Maevarua.^[2][3] Other sources say that he was the father of Tapoa II.^[4] After the death of his daughter, the regency of his little son was entrusted to the chief Fenuapeho of Tahaa.^[5][2] With the help of the other chiefs of the Leeward Islands, he provided military support to Pomare II to restore him to his lands at Tahiti in 1810.^[6] He died at the end of September 1812 in Tahiti.^[7]

Ancestry

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Teri'itaumihau Teihotu Rere ao Puni Ari'i Rahi of Bora Bora, Ra'iatea and Taha'a Teri'itemiro Uru a Tu Teri'imaevarua I Ari'i Rahi of Bora Bora Mai III Ari'i of Bora Bora Tefa'aora Ari'i of Bora Bora Tapoa I King of Bora Bora, Ra'iatea and Taha'a Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti Tamatoa Dynasty of Ra'iatea Ahu'ura Tefa'aora a Mai Descendant of Puni Tehapa'i or Maheanu'u a Mai Tapoa Vahine alias Tainoa Tapoa II King of Bora Bora and Taha'a Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti and Moʻorea Ari'ifa'aite Teri'imaevarua II Queen of Bora Bora Temauiari'i a Ma'i Moe a Ma'i Tamatoa V King of Ra'iatea and Tahaʻa Teri'itua Tuavira "Prince Joinville" Ariʻi of Hitiaʻa Pōmare V King of Tahiti and Moʻorea Teri'imaevarua III Queen of Bora Bora Teriʻihinoiatua Pōmare Ariʻi of Hitiaʻa
Notes: Descending dashed lines denote adoptions. References Cadousteau, Mai-Arii (1987). "CHAPITRE VIII: AHU'URA FILLE DU ROI MAI III". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes. 20 (239–240). Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes: 45–50. OCLC 9510786. Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679. Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633. Orsmond, John Muggridge; Smith, S. Percy (March 1893). "The Genealogy of the Pomare Family of Tahiti, from the Papers of the Rev. J. M. Orsmond. With Notes Thereon by S. Percy Smith". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 2 (1). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 25–43. JSTOR 20701269. OCLC 5544732839. Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786.

Ancestors of Tapoa I
8. Tau-niua 4. Mano-tahi 18. Ari'i-rua of Raiatea 9. Ha'apai-taha'a-vahine of Raiatea 19. Tetua-nui-i-tahu-ea 2. Ta'o-ata 5. Te-i'oa-tua 1. Tapoa I 24. Tetua-anua-hia 12. Teri'itemiro 25. Rere-ao 6. Uru-a-tu 13. Tetope 3. Teri'imaevarua I of Bora Bora 7. Tetua-ti'i-roa