Tapoa I

Tapoa I
King of Taha'a and Bora Bora
Reign1778–1812
PredecessorTeriimaevarua I
Bornc. 1772
Died1812 (aged 39-40)
SpouseAi-mata
IssueTapoa II
Teriʻimaevarua-vahine
Names
Te-Ariʻi Noho-rai Tapoa I
HouseHouse of Tapoa
FatherTaʻo-ata
MotherTeriimaevarua I

Tapoa I (c. 1772–1812) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1778 to 1812.

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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Citations

  1. ^ "John Davies, Tahiti, Fiji".
  2. ^ a b Williams 1837, p. 374.
  3. ^ Pichevin 2013, p. 193.
  4. ^ Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 259.
  5. ^ "Original Correspondence". The Sydney Herald. Vol. II, no. 89. New South Wales, Australia. Sep 3, 1832. p. 1 (Supplement to the Sydney Herald.) – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Pichevin 2013, p. 192.
  7. ^ "Letters mainly from missionaries in Tahiti, or sailing to and from Tahiti".

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