Kingdom of Hawaii

Kingdom of Hawaii was a state in Polynesia (Oceania) that lasted from 1795 to 1893 CE, about 98 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Kamehameha I conquered the main islands by 1795 and won Kauai by agreement in 1810. American sugar planters forced the 1887 Bayonet Constitution and overthrew Queen Liliuokalani in 1893.

See Kingdom of Hawaii on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1795 to 1893 CE

Duration

98 years

Type

State

Region

Polynesia, Oceania

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Lahaina, then Honolulu

Came from

• Hawaiian chiefdoms c. 1000 to 1795 CE

Became

• Republic of Hawaii 1894 to 1898 CE

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1840 Treaty of Waitangi
• 1851 Australian gold rushes
• 1893 Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
• 1893 Women's suffrage in New Zealand

Neighbours in Oceania

• Tu'i Tonga Empire c. 950 to 1865 CE
• Colony of New South Wales 1788 to 1901 CE
• Colony of New Zealand 1841 to 1907 CE
• German New Guinea 1884 to 1914 CE
• Spanish Marianas 1668 to 1898 CE
• French Polynesia 1842 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Tonga 1845 CE to the present
• French New Caledonia 1853 CE to the present
• Chilean Rapa Nui 1888 CE to the present
• Dutch New Guinea 1828 to 1962 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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