Māori iwi
Māori iwi appears on the timeline as a people or culture of New Zealand (Oceania) from c. 1500 CE to the present, a span of 525 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).
Classic Māori society was organised in iwi and hapu, with fortified pa on hilltops and carved meeting houses. The Musket Wars of 1807 to 1837 and British colonisation transformed it, and Māori make up about 17 percent of New Zealanders today.
See Māori iwi on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1500 CE to the present
- Duration
- 525 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Language family
- Austronesian
Came from
Events in Oceania during its time
- Duyfken lands in Australia
- Tasman reaches New Zealand
- Cook reaches Hawaii
- First Fleet lands at Sydney Cove
- Treaty of Waitangi
- Australian gold rushes
- Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
- Women's suffrage in New Zealand
Neighbours in Oceania
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Tu'i Tonga Empire
- Saudeleur dynasty
- New Zealand
- Colony of New South Wales
- Kingdom of Hawaii
- Colony of New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- German New Guinea
- Spanish Marianas
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
Questions
When did Māori iwi exist?
c. 1500 CE to the present, about 525 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Māori iwi?
New Zealand, in Oceania.
What language did Māori iwi speak?
Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.
What came before Māori iwi?
Archaic Māori (moa-hunter period).