Te Rauparaha (c. 1760s – 27 November 1849) was a Māori rangatira, warlord, and chief of the Ngāti Toa iwi. One of the most powerful military leaders of the Musket Wars, Te Rauparaha fought a war of conquest that greatly expanded Ngāti Toa southwards, receiving the epithet "the Napoleon of the South". He remains one of the most prominent ...

Te Rauparaha was the son of Werawera, of Ngāti Toa, and his second wife, Parekōwhatu (Parekōhatu), of Ngāti Raukawa. He is said to have been a boy when James Cook was in New Zealand. If so, it is likely that he was born in the 1760s. He was born either at Kāwhia or at his mother's home, Maungatautari.

Feb 3, 2021 · Te Rauparaha was a Ngāti Toa chief and warrior. Sometimes called the 'Napoleon of the Southern Hemisphere', he ruled the lower end of the North Island from his base at Kapiti Island for the best part of 20 years.

War chief of the Ngati Toa. A new biography of Te Rauparaha appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. This famous chief of the Ngati Toa was born in 1768 or 1769, probably at Maungatautari, the home of his mother's people.

Te Rauparaha was the son of Werawera, of Ngati Toa, and his second wife, Parekowhatu (Parekohatu), of Ngati Raukawa. He is said to have been a boy when Captain James Cook was in New Zealand.

Te Rauparaha spent the last year of his life at Ōtaki. By this time his influence had declined, in part because of the humiliation of his imprisonment by Governor George Grey in 1846. He had had eight wives in the course of his life, and 14 children, some of whom survived him.

Te Rauparaha was a significant Māori leader born in the 1760s, associated with the Ngati Toa and Ngati Raukawa iwi in New Zealand. He gained renown as a formidable warrior and tactician during the conflicts with northern Waikato tribes, particularly during the Musket Wars, which transformed intertribal warfare through the introduction of firearms.

Before each international match the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby team, chant the Te Rauparaha haka. Māori history says that around 1820 some members of the enemy tribes Ngati Maniapoto and Waikato were pursuing Te Rauparaha.

Te Rauparaha was the youngest son of Werawera (Ngati Toa) and his second wife Parekowhatu (Ngati Raukawa). According to Ngati Toa traditions he was born at the time of the battle of Hingakaka in the late 18th century.

Aug 25, 2024 · Te Rauparaha (c.1768 – 27 November 1849) was a Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader of the Ngāti Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars, receiving the nickname "the Napoleon of the South".