# Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

> Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was a Māori rangatira who reigned as the inaugural Māori King from 1858 until his death. A powerful nobleman and a leader of the Waikato iwi of the Tainui confederation, he was the founder of the Te Wherowhero royal dynasty. His 1858 coronation followed years of efforts to create the Kīngitanga, a Māori monarchy intended as an equivalent of the British monarchy, and to foster Māori nationalism against settler encroachment.

*The first Māori king*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/potatau-te-wherowhero

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1775
- **Died:** 1860-06-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #235

## Sources
- [Потатау Те Фероферо](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%83_%D0%A2%D0%B5_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE)
- [Pōtatau Te Wherowhero](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8Dtatau_Te_Wherowhero)
- [Pōtatau Te Wherowhero](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8Dtatau_Te_Wherowhero)
- [Pōtatau Te Wherowhero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8Dtatau_Te_Wherowhero)
- [Potatau Te Wherowhero](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potatau_Te_Wherowhero)
- [פוטאטאו](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%98%D7%90%D7%98%D7%90%D7%95)
- [Pōtatau Te Wherowhero](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8Dtatau_Te_Wherowhero)
- [Pōtatau Te Wherowhero](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8Dtatau_Te_Wherowhero)
- [Pōtatau Te Wherowhero](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8Dtatau_Te_Wherowhero)
- [ポタタウ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%BF%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6)
- [Potatau I](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potatau_I)
- [Потатау Те Фероферо](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%83_%D0%A2%D0%B5_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q887437)

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