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Wiremu Tāmihana
Wiremu Tāmihana was a chief of Ngāti Hauā in the Waikato, New Zealand, and a Christian who led his people in building a mission settlement. He was the leading organiser of the King movement, supporting the choice of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero as the first Māori King in 1858, and he became known as the Kingmaker. He sought a peaceful settlement with the government but was drawn into the Waikato war, and he made peace in 1865.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wiremu Tāmihana. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wiremu-tamihana
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