Rise and maritime expansion of the Tu'i Tonga dynasty (c. 900–1500 CE)

1. Sacred Tuʻi Tonga kingship consolidates in Tonga

   Jan 1, 950Labels: Tu i, Tongatapu

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO
   • Tu i Tonga

2. Court develops at Heketā on Tongatapu

   Jan 1, 1050Labels: Heket, Tu i

   • Tu i Tonga
   • Momo

3. Maritime expansion accelerates under Tuʻi Tonga Momo

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Momo, Maritime expansion

   • Momo
   • Tu i Tonga

4. Tuʻitātui credited with major building program

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Tu it, Monument building

   • Tu i Tonga
   • Ha amonga

5. Haʻamonga ʻa Maui trilithon erected at Niutōua

   Jan 1, 1250Labels: Ha amonga, Niut ua

   • Ha amonga
   • UNESCO

6. Traditions place Samoa tensions and backlash in 1200s

   Jan 1, 1250Labels: Samoa, Talakaifaiki

   • Tu i Tonga
   • Malietoa

7. Royal center shifts toward Muʻa and Lapaha

   Jan 1, 1300Labels: Mu a, Lapaha

   • Tu i Tonga
   • UNESCO

8. Langi royal tomb complex expands at Lapaha

   Jan 1, 1350Labels: Langi, Lapaha

   • UNESCO
   • US State

9. Tribute networks formalize around ʻInasi offerings

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Inasi, Tribute network

   • Tu i Tonga
   • Britannica

10. Assassination of Tuʻi Tonga Takalaua sparks upheaval

    Jan 1, 1450Labels: Takalaua, Uvea

    • Tu i Tonga
    • Britannica

11. Kauʻulufonua I reorganizes rule after conflict

    Jan 1, 1470Labels: Kau ulufonua, Voyaging campaign

    • Tu i Tonga
    • Britannica

12. Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua line created to take temporal power

    Jan 1, 1470Labels: Tu i, Institutional reform

    • Britannica
    • Tu i Ha
    • Tu i Tonga