Kingdom of Tahiti

Kingdom of Tahiti was a state in Polynesia (Oceania) that lasted from c. 1788 to 1880 CE, about 92 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Pomare I used European muskets and visiting sailors to unite Tahiti from about 1788. France imposed a protectorate on Queen Pomare IV in 1842 and annexed the kingdom in 1880.

See Kingdom of Tahiti on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 1788 to 1880 CE

Duration

92 years

Type

State

Region

Polynesia, Oceania

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Papeete

Came from

• Society Islands chiefdoms c. 1000 to 1788 CE

Became

• French Polynesia 1842 CE to the present

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1788 First Fleet lands at Sydney Cove
• 1840 Treaty of Waitangi
• 1851 Australian gold rushes

Neighbours in Oceania

• Tu'i Tonga Empire c. 950 to 1865 CE
• Colony of New South Wales 1788 to 1901 CE
• Kingdom of Hawaii 1795 to 1893 CE
• Colony of New Zealand 1841 to 1907 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
• Dutch New Guinea 1828 to 1962 CE
• Colony of Fiji 1874 to 1970 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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