Historical records matching Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, 1st Māori Monarch
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About Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, 1st Māori Monarch
Te Wherowhero was born in Waikato towards the end of the eighteenth century. He was the eldest son of a Waikato warrior chief, Te Rauangaanga, and Parengāope of Ngāti Koura. He belonged to the senior chiefly line of Ngāti Mahuta, and was descended from the captains of the Tainui and Te Arawa canoes... A movement arose in the 1850s to establish a Māori king to protect Māori land from alienation and to make laws to end internal strife. Mātene Te Whiwhi travelled throughout New Zealand seeking a chief of high standing who was willing to be king. Iwikau Te Heuheu Tūkino III, of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, suggested that Te Wherowhero should be approached, and his choice was supported by Wiremu Tāmihana, of Ngāti Hauā. Te Wherowhero was reluctant to take on the role of peacemaker while the death of one of his relatives, Rangiānewa, at the hands of Ngāti Hauā in 1825, was unavenged. Peace was made, however, and after lengthy negotiations Te Wherowhero accepted the kingship, and was installed at Ngāruawāhia in 1858... Pōtatau Te Wherowhero died at Ngāruawāhia on 25 June 1860. Many tribes gathered to pay their last tributes to him. He was succeeded as King by his son Tāwhiao. Source: Steven Oliver. 'Te Wherowhero, Potatau', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1t88/te-wherowhero-potatau (accessed 30 August 2019).
Sources
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (1990). Acker, Lewis by Clarence Louis Acker. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1a3/acker-lewis (accessed 15 May 2021)
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (1990). Te Wherowhero, Potatau by Steven Oliver. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1t88/te-wherowhero-potatau (accessed 30 August 2019).
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8Dtatau_Te_Wherowhero
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Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, 1st Māori Monarch's Timeline
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1775
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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1800
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Waikato, New Zealand
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1811
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New Zealand
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1820
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Ngāruawāhia, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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May 1822
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Orongokoekoeā Pā, Orongokoekoeā, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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1824
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Auckland, New Zealand
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1826
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Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
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