Society Islands chiefdoms

Society Islands chiefdoms appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Polynesia (Oceania) from c. 1000 to 1788 CE, a span of 788 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Settled around 1000 CE, Tahiti and its neighbours became a centre of East Polynesia with large marae temples, ranked chiefs and the 'arioi society. Taputapuatea marae on Raiatea was a sacred hub for voyagers.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1000 to 1788 CE

Duration

788 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Polynesia, Oceania

Language family

Austronesian

Came from

• Ancestral Polynesian society c. 850 BCE to 1000 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Tahiti c. 1788 to 1880 CE

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1000 Polynesians settle East Polynesia
• 1180 Building of Nan Madol
• 1280 Polynesians reach New Zealand
• 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
• Spanish Marianas 1668 to 1898 CE
• Kingdom of Tahiti c. 1788 to 1880 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe

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