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349: 313:, Naitasiri, and Vugalei. The lineage is said to be from the eldest son of Ratu mai Vereta, who presumably died on his maiden voyage after landing at Qaliqali in Moala. His clan knew themselves as Wainikelei through Kapaiwai Mara, who advised councillors of Bau to seek Wainikelei help after the eighth conquest by 398:
of Ratu Vueti's three sons. They became the three Tokatoka of Vuaniivi, Nacokadi and Nadruguca, and were the first to settle in Kubuna. Ratu Vueti was buried there, in a mound known as Tabukasivi, and was worshiped in the form of a serpent. After his death, a division arose over the installation of a
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Gonesau n. chiefly title, centred in Ra province in the area of Nakorotubu. There is confusion and dispute as to the origin and lineage associated with this title. There is no tradition of a formal installation ceremony. Close connection to super-tribe Dewala and the early history of Bau Island. The
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Although all groups acknowledged the Roko Tui Bau as paramount, they were independent due to geographic separation. The Roko Tui Bau settled on the island of Ulunivuaka, which was already home to the Butoni and Levuka peoples. The island was renamed Bau, in honour of the Roko Tui Bau. The Vusaratu
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origin has a very close relationship with Bau. Curiously, this title has no extensive territory and no direct control over any extensive tribe. N. L. C. official report lists the title as Na Sau. Fijian–English Dictionary: with notes on Fijian culture and natural history. Ronald Gatty.
656:. He was accompanied by Degei who settled at Nakauvadra. This whole movement introduced the notions of aristocratic chiefs, a foreign notion to earlier immigrants. Fijian–English Dictionary: with notes on Fijian culture and natural history-Ronald Gatty. Suva,Fiji, pg 149, 2009. 356:
Among them were the descendants of Koya Na Sau, the eldest son of Tui Waicala-na-vanua I's 11 children, from whom the first Roko Tui Bau derived. He was known as Ratu Vueti, the son of Ratu Vaula, the son of Ratu Vula (or Ra-Vula) from
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and then in Nayavu (second time). From there, they split. One group left Nayavu to settle on the Kaba peninsula (adopting the name Tui Kaba); the second group, known as the Vunivalu, continued to Viria before ending up in Ovea.
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Nailatikau was succeeded by Banuve, who reclaimed wide areas of the adjacent reef flats and built stone docks and sea walls during his 30 years as Vunivalu. He allowed fishers from
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In 1760, the Vunivalu people reportedly learned that the Levuka were keeping the best seafood for themselves and presenting smaller fish as tribute. Nailatikau (chief of the
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Genealogy on the Origin of the 1st Vunivalu from Nakorotubu, Ra presented on page 31 by the late Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Roko Tui Bau and 2006-2009 Vice President of Fiji in
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Lutunasobasoba, a legendary chief who may have led a migration to Fiji during the 1500s and landed at Vuda (known as the First Landing). In fact, he was preceded by
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Fiji's Heritage a history of Fiji by Kim Gravelle reprinted under its new name in 2000 it was originally published as Fiji Times a history of Fiji in 1979.
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was not always the senior chieftain in Kubuna and Bau; the title was considered subordinate to the Roko Tui Bau. Power struggles resulted in Vunivalu
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The Golden Bough A Study in Magic and Religion: A New Abridgement from the Second and Third Editions - Page 149, by Sir James George Frazer - 1998.
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and the Tui Kaba, with their Vusaradave warriors, were the first to settle the island; the Butoni were expelled, to resettle in Namacu on
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Voyage Round the World: Embracing the Principal Events of the Narrative of the United States... - Page 383, by Charles Wilkes - 1849
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rules the Vusaratu chiefs (including the Roko Tui Viwa, Roko Tui Kiuva, and Rokodurucoko) and has relationships with the
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Archeological Investigation of Vatanitawake; A Ceremonial Mound on the Island of Bau. Tui Viti is mentioned on p. 103.
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successor to Vueti. A new Roko Tui Bau, Ratu Serumataidrau, was selected from the senior Vuaniivi line.
846: 819: 750: 652:. Accounts differ about whether he remained there, died there, or travelled to the Nakauvadra Range or 568: 466: 239: 942: 926:, Page 189 - 190, By Malama Meleisea, Donald Denoon, Karen .L Nero, Jocylyn Linnekin, Stewart Firth 706: 531:: Understanding History as culture and Vice Versa – pages 27, 52, 63, 162, 198, 211, 216, 233, 249, 369: 947: 302: 159: 913: 852: 825: 756: 653: 548: 493: 435:. The Levuka remained as fishers and sailors, moving to the hill in the center of the island. 423: 411: 395: 342: 330: 282: 255: 305:) of Vitilevu; he was captured and held hostage until his release by Veremi of Wainikelei in 800: 594: 251: 446:). He also adopted the additional name of Nadurucoko and established himself as the first 645: 483: 478: 447: 373: 314: 259: 229: 391:) in its foundation mound. The temple is known as Vatanitawake ("the shelter of Fiji"). 804: 727:"Na Sala Vakavanua: A Study in Fijian Ethnology and Customs", unpublished paper (1942). 298: 543:
by Kim Gravelle, reprinted under its new name in 2000; it was originally published as
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Tukutuku Raraba – History of Bau – Chapter 1 Page 1, records tabulated by the
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Oceania By University of Sydney, Australian National Research Council - 1930.
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to settle on the island and establish the villages of Lasakau and Soso. The
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is a subordinate chief, and the selection process is independent of the
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Lester, R. H. (December 1941). "Kava Drinking in Viti Levu, Fiji".
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and ordered the construction of a temple to bury the sacred stone (
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confederacy). From his seat at the residence of Naicobocobo, the
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Native Lands Commission (NLC), Ratu Meli Salabogi (2), 1918.
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Elites: choice, leadership and succession - Page 116, by
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undertaking a 17th-century expedition to the interior (
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The Life and Times of Cakobau: The Bauan State to 1855
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travelled more and were led by lineal descendants of
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coast. Fiji was already occupied when they arrived.
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Heasley, August 2010. 454:and taking the title of Tui Kaba. 14: 705:, a Ph.D thesis submitted to the 541:Fiji’s Heritage a history of Fiji 957:article with historical details. 352:The Nakauvadra Mountains in 1860 688:Native Lands Commission (NLC), 341:and his siblings landed on the 997:People from Naitasiri Province 992:People from Lomaiviti Province 573:Australian National University 1: 629:Methodist Missionary Magazine 545:Fiji Times: a history of Fiji 269:The title is not received by 1002:People from Tailevu Province 890:The Fijians - Page 62, 1908. 848:The king and people of Fiji 845:Waterhouse, Joseph (1997). 821:The king and people of Fiji 818:Waterhouse, Joseph (1997). 776:Derrick, R.A. (1946). "V". 752:The king and people of Fiji 749:Waterhouse, Joseph (1997). 692:. 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Index

Fiji
Adi
Bulou
Ro
Roko
Ratu
Great Council of Chiefs
Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs
House of Chiefs
Burebasaga
Kubuna
Tovata
Rotuman
Gagaja
Sau
Fakpure
Mua
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Fiji
vassal
Vunivalu
Bau
Cakobau
Kubuna
Roko Tui Dreketi
Ratu Mai Verata
Roko Tui Namata
House of Chiefs

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