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Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (died 25 June 1860) was a Māori warrior, leader of the Waikato iwi (confederation of tribes), the first Māori King and founder of the Te Wherowhero royal dynasty. He was first known just as Te Wherowhero and took the name Pōtatau after he became king in 1858.
8 de nov. de 2017 · Te Wherowhero became King in 1858. Though he didn't see his kingship as a direct challenge to the authority of the Queen, it was seen that way both by the colonial authorities and some of his supporters. He died after only two years as King and was succeeded by his son, Tāwhiao.
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero. In April 1857, at Rangiriri, Pōtatau agreed to become king. He was crowned and anointed at Ngāruawāhia in June 1858. At his installation, many North Island chiefs laid their lands at Pōtatau’s feet.
by Steven Oliver. Biography. Te Wherowhero was born in Waikato towards the end of the eighteenth century. He was the eldest son of a Waikato warrior chief, Te Rauangaanga, and Parengāope of Ngāti Koura. He belonged to the senior chiefly line of Ngāti Mahuta, and was descended from the captains of the Tainui and Te Arawa canoes.
King Pōtatau: An Account of the Life of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero the First Māori King. Pei Te Hurinui Jones. Polynesian Society, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 303 pages. This book details...
The elderly Pōtatau Te Wherowhero of Waikato was one of a number of chiefs who possessed the mana necessary for this role. Appointed as the first Māori King in 1858, he died two years later and was succeeded by his son, who became known as Tāwhiao.
30 de ago. de 2023 · Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, 1858–1860. In 1856 Iwikau Te Heuheu of Ngāti Tūwharetoa convened a famous meeting known as Hīnana ki uta, Hīnana ki tai (search the land, search the sea) at Pūkawa, on the western shores of Lake Taupō. All the major iwi were represented.
