Person

Pōmare II

c. 1774–1821 · 19th century

Pōmare II was king of Tahiti, son of Pōmare I. After defeat and exile on Moorea he accepted Christianity from the London Missionary Society and won the Battle of Fei Pi in 1815, securing rule over the whole island. He issued a written law code in 1819 and was linked by marriage to the ruling family of Huahine.

Pōmare II
Image: Engraved by R. Hicks from an original drawing by William Ellis · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of TahitiFoundation, Military, Governance, Impact, Summary

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Kingdom of HuahineKingdom of Tahiti

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pōmare II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pomare-ii
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