Nahnmwarki chiefdoms of Pohnpei

Nahnmwarki chiefdoms of Pohnpei appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Micronesia (Oceania) from c. 1628 to 1887 CE, a span of 259 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

After the Saudeleur fell, Pohnpei was divided among chiefdoms each led by a Nahnmwarki, a system that survives in ceremonial form. Spanish rule began in the 1880s.

See Nahnmwarki chiefdoms of Pohnpei on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 1628 to 1887 CE

Duration

259 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Micronesia, Oceania

Language family

Austronesian

Came from

• Saudeleur dynasty c. 1100 to 1628 CE

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1642 Tasman reaches New Zealand
• 1778 Cook reaches Hawaii
• 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
• Saudeleur dynasty c. 1100 to 1628 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
• 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

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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