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

1. Early settlement attested at Maloata, Tutuila

   Jan 1, 550Labels: Maloata Village, Tutuila

   • NRHP Maloata

2. Major settlement at Fagā, Taʻū by c. 1000

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Fag Village, Ta

   • NRHP Fag

3. Tuʻi Tonga maritime hegemony peaks in region

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Tu i, Maritime Network

   • Tu i Tonga

4. Sātele title linked to Salamāsina’s 16th-century line

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: S tele, Salam sina

   • S tele

5. Tupua Fuiavailili associated with kingship c. 1550

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Tupua Fuiavailili, S Tupua

   • Tupua Tamasese

6. Tuʻi Kanokupolu created in Tonga (Samoan-linked)

   Jan 1, 1610Labels: Tu i, Tonga

   • Tu i Tonga

7. Roggeveen records first European sighting (1722)

   Jan 1, 1722Labels: Jacob Roggeveen, European Contact

   • Wikisource

8. Bougainville cruises the Samoan group (1768)

   Jan 1, 1768Labels: Bougainville, Samoa Visit

   • Wikisource

9. La Pérouse visit and Aʻasu clash, Tutuila (1787)

   Dec 11, 1787Labels: La P, A asu

   • Wikisource
   • La Perouse

10. LMS ship lands; Christianity accepted at Sapapaliʻi (1830)

    Aug 24, 1830Labels: John Williams, Sapapali i

    • LMS
    • NLA

11. U.S. Exploring Expedition surveys Pacific islands (c. 1842)

    Jan 1, 1842Labels: U S, Wilkes Expedition

    • US Capitol

12. Berlin Conference Act restructures Samoan government (1889)

    Jun 14, 1889Labels: Berlin General, Samoan Government

    • Samoan War