Ma'afu-'o-limuloa
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Maafu-o-limuloa was the 15th Tui Kanokupolu
(chief of the House of Tupou in Oceanic kingdom of Tonga
).
He was a grandson of Mailelaumotomoto, the 2nd Maafu-o-Tukuiaulahi, the hereditary chief of the Vainī on Tongatapu
, and a member of the Tongan reigning house of Tupou
. He was proclaimed somewhere in June 1799 by the Haa Havea clan, a junior branch of the Tui Kanokupolu line.
Maafuolimuloa was killed one day after his reign began, by the Haa Ngata Tupu (a senior clan), who did not agree with the Haa Havea. It would take many years before the chiefs agreed upon the successor: a distant cousin of him, Tupoumālohi
, and then only to forestall ambitions of a candidate even less acceptable to them.
The exact date of his installation and murder are not known. For sure it was not 21 April, the sometimes quoted date, the day that his predecessor was murdered, as contending chiefs erupted in fighting for at least one or two months after Tukuʻaho's dead. It was after one of them, Mulikihaʻamea, fell on 29 May 1799. Some historians claim even as late as the next inasi festival during 1800.
Tu'i Kanokupolu
The Ha'a Tu'i Kanokupolu is the most junior of the Ha'a Tu'i in Tonga. They are generally refer to as the Kau Halalalo The Ha'a Tu'i Tonga, the most senior and Sacred Ha'a Tu'i in Tonga are generally refer to as the Kauhala'uta, The inland side of the roads...
(chief of the House of Tupou in Oceanic kingdom of Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
).
He was a grandson of Mailelaumotomoto, the 2nd Maafu-o-Tukuiaulahi, the hereditary chief of the Vainī on Tongatapu
Tongatapu
Tongatapu is the main island of the Kingdom of Tonga and the location of its capital Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with approximately 71,260 residents , 70.5% of the national population...
, and a member of the Tongan reigning house of Tupou
Tupou
Tupou is a common surname in the Pacific Islands. It may refer to:*Anthony Tupou, Australian rugby league footballer*Bill Tupou, New Zealand rugby league footballer*Bowie Tupou, Tongan heavyweight boxer*Fenuki Tupou, American football offensive lineman...
. He was proclaimed somewhere in June 1799 by the Haa Havea clan, a junior branch of the Tui Kanokupolu line.
Maafuolimuloa was killed one day after his reign began, by the Haa Ngata Tupu (a senior clan), who did not agree with the Haa Havea. It would take many years before the chiefs agreed upon the successor: a distant cousin of him, Tupoumālohi
Tupou Malohi
Tupoumālohi was the 16th Tui Kanokupolu of Tonga from the death of his uncle Maafuolimuloa, the 15th Tui Kanokupolu on 22 April 1799, until his own death in 1812.According to:...
, and then only to forestall ambitions of a candidate even less acceptable to them.
The exact date of his installation and murder are not known. For sure it was not 21 April, the sometimes quoted date, the day that his predecessor was murdered, as contending chiefs erupted in fighting for at least one or two months after Tukuʻaho's dead. It was after one of them, Mulikihaʻamea, fell on 29 May 1799. Some historians claim even as late as the next inasi festival during 1800.