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Tanoa Visawaqa

d. 1852 · 19th century

Tanoa Visawaqa was the Vunivalu, or war king, of Bau in Fiji from the late 1820s until his death in 1852. Driven into exile by a revolt in the 1830s, he was restored with the help of his son Seru Epenisa Cakobau and extended Bau's dominance over much of eastern Fiji through war and tribute. Cakobau succeeded him.

Tanoa Visawaqa
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Kingdom of Bau

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