Tāwhiao
Maori king · New Zealand · On the map · Lived 1825 to 1894 · aged 69
Kīngi Tāwhiao, known initially as Matutaera, reigned as the Māori King from 1860 until his death. After his flight to the King Country, Tāwhiao was also Paramount Chief of Te Rohe Pōtae for 17 years, until 1881.
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A rangatira, and a religious figure - a tohunga ariki - Tāwhiao amassed power and authority during a time of momentous change, to become de facto leader of the Waikato tribes. He was a member of the Ngati Mahuta hapū and the kāhui ariki, the Kīngitanga royal family.