Makea Pori Ariki

Makea Pori Ariki
High Chief of Te Au O Tonga
Makea Pori Ariki (circa 1837)
Reign	1823–1839
Born	Unknown
Birthplace	Avarua, Rarotonga
Died	28 October 1839
Predecessor	Makea Tinirau Ariki
Successor	Makea Davida Ariki
Royal House	House of Te Au O Tonga
Dynasty	Makea Nui dynasty

Makea Pori Ariki (b?–1839) was a sovereign of the Cook Islands. He was the ariki (king) of the dynasty Makea Nui (Great Makea), one of the three chiefdoms of the tribe Te Au O Tonga (The mist of the south) on the island of Rarotonga.

He succeeded his father Makea Tinirau Ariki after his death in 1823. In the same year, the English missionary John Williams arrived in Rarotonga, intending to convert the population to Christianity. After agreeing to destroy their temple and the pagan idols of his tribe, Makea Pori Ariki was baptized in 1825.

He died October 28, 1839 and was succeeded by his son Makea Davida Ariki.^[1]

See also

• History of the Cook Islands
• House of Ariki

External links

• Media related to Makea Pori Ariki at Wikimedia Commons
• Rarotongan Genealogy - Genealogy of the Kings of Rarotonga - nzetc.org
• Kings of Rarotonga, as given by the "Wise Men" of Makea & Tinomana in 1869 - nzetc.org
• Land Tenure in the Cook Islands: Relations between the tribes - nzetc.org
• The Royal Family Lineage: Makea Karika Ariki Te-au-o-tonga

References

1. ^ Cannibals and converts: radical change in the Cook Islands, by Maretu, Marjorie Crocombe

Bibliography

• Crocombe, R. G., Land tenure in the Cook Islands, Oxford University Press, 1964
• Ariki Tara'Are, History and traditions of Rarotonga, The Polynesian Society, 2000
• Maretu, Marjorie Crocombe, Cannibals and converts: radical change in the Cook Islands, 1987

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Name	Ariki, Makea Pori
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Place of birth	Avarua, Rarotonga
Date of death	28 October 1839
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