Tangiia-nui ← Rangi ← Uhenga

"...Taputapuātea marae at Rarotonga, which archaeologists have dated to the 13th century, was built by Tangi'ia who brought the central stone with him from the ancient marae of the same name at Ra'iātea." (Wikipedia, 2022).

"...Tangiia's father was Kau-ngaki, but he was adopted by Pou-vananga-roa-ki-Iva, as was his cousin Tu-tapu—afterwards called Tu-tapu-aru-roa, ..." (Smith, 1899).

"Takitumu [in Rarotonga] was the name of Tangiia's canoe and this name was applied both to the tribe which traces its descent from men who travelled to Rarotonga in that canoe, and to the district which they occupy. Though he was from a chiefly family, Tangiia was not himself a man of high rank." (Crocombe, 1961).

"Takitumu means “the burden is removed.” It is the name that Tangiia, chief of Rarotonga, gave his canoe after his victory over his [half] brother, Tutapu, ..." (Cookislandsvoyaging, 2022).

"...definitive settlement of Rarotonga took place in the thirteenth century with the coming of Karika from Samoa and Tangiia-nui from Tahiti." (Kloosterman, 1976).

Notes
For estimated date formula, "Polynesian scholars who know the race well, is that 25 years is nearer the truth, for the Polynesians married early, and many women come into the genealogies, who as a rule, marry very early. ...1850... ... comparing [Hawaii, Rarotonga, New Zealand] genealogical tables... ...24 generations..." [(1850-1255)=595/25=24] (Smith, 1904). Settlement began around 1230-1280 CE (Bunbury et al., 2022; Wilmshurst et al., 2010). I used: (Katarina Bell's 24th great grandparent's generations+2)x25)=650 years, subtracting -(1854 birth year+25), gave me circa 1229-1255 CE. Tangiia-nui was Whiro te tupua's contemporary [note, Whiro's mother is Tangiia's adopted sister] (Batley, 1973).

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