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Tāwhiao
Leader of the Waikato tribes and second Māori King (c. 1822–1894)
"Tawhiao" redirects here. For the Australian rules footballer whose full name is Jesse Tawhiao-Wardlaw, see Jesse Wardlaw.
KīngiTāwhiao (Tūkaroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero Tāwhiao,[1]Māori:[taːɸiaotʉːkaɾɔtɔmatʉtaeɾapɔːtatautɛɸɛɾɔɸɛɾɔ];[2] c.
Tawhiao biography definition
1822 – 26 August 1894),[a] known initially as Matutaera, reigned as the Māori King from 1860 until his death. After his flight to the King Country, Tāwhiao was also Paramount Chief of Te Rohe Pōtae for 17 years, until 1881.
A rangatira, and a religious figure – a tohunga ariki – Tāwhiao amassed power and authority during a time of momentous change, to become de facto leader of the Waikato tribes. He was a member of the Ngati Mahutahapū and the kāhui ariki, the Kīngitanga royal family.
The son of kīngiPōtatau te Wherowhero, Tāwhiao was elected the second Māori King after his father's death in 1860.[3]