Moriori

Moriori appears on the timeline as a people or culture of New Zealand (Oceania) from c. 1500 to 1835 CE, a span of 335 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Descendants of Polynesian settlers on the Chatham Islands followed a code of peace laid down by the chief Nunuku. Invading Taranaki Māori killed or enslaved most of them from 1835.

See Moriori on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 1500 to 1835 CE

Duration

335 years

Type

People or culture

Region

New Zealand, Oceania

Language family

Austronesian

Came from

• Archaic Māori (moa-hunter period) c. 1280 to 1500 CE

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1606 Duyfken lands in Australia
• 1642 Tasman reaches New Zealand
• 1778 Cook reaches Hawaii
• 1788 First Fleet lands at Sydney Cove

Neighbours in Oceania

• Tu'i Tonga Empire c. 950 to 1865 CE
• Saudeleur dynasty c. 1100 to 1628 CE
• Colony of New South Wales 1788 to 1901 CE
• Kingdom of Hawaii 1795 to 1893 CE
• Spanish Marianas 1668 to 1898 CE
• Dutch New Guinea 1828 to 1962 CE
• Kingdom of Tahiti c. 1788 to 1880 CE
• Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) 1825 to 1901 CE
• Western Australia (Swan River Colony) 1829 to 1901 CE
• United Tribes of New Zealand 1835 to 1840 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• 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
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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