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Samoan polities and social development (c. 1000–1900)

Samoan polities and social development (c. 1000–1900)

  1. Early settlement attested at Maloata, Tutuila

    Labels: Maloata Village, Tutuila
  2. Major settlement at Fagā, Taʻū by c. 1000

    Labels: Fag Village, Ta
  3. Tuʻi Tonga maritime hegemony peaks in region

    Labels: Tu i, Maritime Network
  4. Sātele title linked to Salamāsina’s 16th-century line

    Labels: S tele, Salam sina
  5. Tupua Fuiavailili associated with kingship c. 1550

    Labels: Tupua Fuiavailili, S Tupua
  6. Tuʻi Kanokupolu created in Tonga (Samoan-linked)

    Labels: Tu i, Tonga
  7. Roggeveen records first European sighting (1722)

    Labels: Jacob Roggeveen, European Contact
  8. Bougainville cruises the Samoan group (1768)

    Labels: Bougainville, Samoa Visit
  9. La Pérouse visit and Aʻasu clash, Tutuila (1787)

    Labels: La P, A asu
  10. LMS ship lands; Christianity accepted at Sapapaliʻi (1830)

    Labels: John Williams, Sapapali i
  11. U.S. Exploring Expedition surveys Pacific islands (c. 1842)

    Labels: U S, Wilkes Expedition
  12. Berlin Conference Act restructures Samoan government (1889)

    Labels: Berlin General, Samoan Government