Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (pronounced [ˈseru epeˈniːsa ðakomˈbau]; occasionally spelled Cacobau) (c.1815 – 1 February 1883) [1] was a Fijian chief, monarch, and warlord (Vunivalu) who united part of Fiji's warring tribes, establishing a Fijian kingdom. He …

His successor, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, fought to consolidate Bauan domination throughout the 1850s and 1860s, and started calling himself the Tui Viti, or King of Fiji.

By the 1850s Bau dominated western Fiji. Cakobau’s main rival was the Tongan chief Maʿafu, who led an army of Christian Tongans and their allies from eastern Fiji. After a short-lived alliance with Maʿafu, Cakobau became a Christian in 1854, thus bringing most Fijians…

Ratu Epenisa Seru Cakobau (pronounced [ðakomˈbau]) (born ~1959 or 1960) is a Fijian chief [2] and politician. Cakobau is a senior member of the Tui Kaba clan. He is the 13th Vunivalu of Bau.

Oct 3, 2007 · In January, 1852, Cakobau assembled from ten to twelve thousand fighting men - probably the largest army Fiji ever saw - and transported them in eighty large canoes to Bua, and thence to Macuata; and, while war-parties bullied the Macuata people into helping in the work, the remainder of the men fished.

Oct 3, 2024 · Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau ([ˈseru epeˈniːsa ðakomˈbau]; occasionally spelled Cacobau or phonetically Thakombau) (c.1815 – 1 February 1883) was a Fijian Ratu and warlord (Vunivalu) who united part of Fiji's warring tribes under …

Aug 6, 2023 · Genealogy for Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (6th Vunivalu of Bau) (1815 - 1883) family tree on Geni, with over 265 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

Ratu Sir George Kadavulevu Cakobau GCMG GCVO KStJ OBE (6 November 1912 – 25 November 1989) was a Fijian statesman and athlete.

Apr 7, 2022 · Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau was a Fijian Ratu and warlord (Vunivalu) who united part of Fiji’s warring tribes under his leadership, establishing a united Fijian kingdom.

Dec 12, 2024 · His successor, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, fought to consolidate Bauan domination throughout the 1850s and 1860s, and started calling himself the Tui Viti, or King of Fiji.