Tongan society and the Tongan maritime state (c. 900–1865)

1. Tuʻi Tonga sacred kingship emerges in Tonga

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Tu i, Tonga

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO

2. Traditional formation of Tuʻi Tonga “empire”

   Jan 1, 950Labels: Aho eitu, Toloa

   • UNESCO
   • Britannica

3. Capital relocates to Heketā royal compound

   Jan 1, 1050Labels: Heket, Tu i

   • UNESCO
   • Britannica

4. Haʻamonga ʻa Māui trilithon constructed

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Ha amonga, Heket

   • UNESCO
   • Britannica

5. Tuʻi Tonga maritime influence reaches its peak

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Tu i, Western Polynesia

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO

6. Lapaha becomes center with royal tomb complexes

   Jan 1, 1300Labels: Lapaha, langi

   • UNESCO
   • Britannica

7. Temporal authority transferred to Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua

   Jan 1, 1470Labels: Tu i

   • Britannica

8. Creation of the Tuʻi Kanokupolu line

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Tu i, Tonga

   • Britannica

9. Captain James Cook’s voyages intensify European contact

   Jan 1, 1773Labels: James Cook, Friendly Islands

   • Australian Museum
   • Cook Society

10. Assassination of Tukuʻaho sparks prolonged civil conflict

    Apr 1, 1799Labels: Tuku aho, civil war

    • Britannica
    • F nau Uluk

11. Battle of Velata defeats Laufilitonga’s challenge

    Jan 1, 1826Labels: T ufa, Battle of

    • Britannica
    • Laufilitonga

12. George Tupou I proclaimed king, unifying Tonga

    Dec 4, 1845Labels: George Tupou, T ufa

    • Britannica
    • George Tupou I

13. 1862 Code of Laws abolishes serfdom

    Jan 1, 1862Labels: Code of, George Tupou

    • Britannica
    • George Tupou I

14. Death of Laufilitonga and abolition of Tuʻi Tonga title

    Dec 9, 1865Labels: Laufilitonga, Tu i

    • Laufilitonga
    • Britannica