Tu'i Tonga Empire (Medieval Tonga Samoa Fiji Polynesia Austronesia)

[@sweetvibez7099]

So many people hating on our Tongan brothers!! It’s Facts they did rule over the pacific islands. I’m Samoan and it’s in the past, we need to move Foward!! TOKOUSO!!🇹🇴🇦🇸💪🏽

[@TheLAWanderer]

Its because some of it is a bit embellished. I respect the Tui Tonga and their rich history.

[@jnavsslick3764]

Fiji was never ruled by anyone! Tui Tonga sent their warriors to be trained by Fijians for warfare tactics.

[@simionenauluvula7981]

You guys needs to understand that the word "TUI" is a Fijian word and not Tongan or Samoan. TUI .. means KING.. in fijian. This is to proved that Fiji do have a high degree of linkage with the highest royalties in both Tonga and Samoa. The Word TUI is a Paramount word ONLY for a Title of kings in Fiji. The Fijians were Heavily Influenced the Set-up Authority of the Kingship roles in Tonga and Samoa. It's clearly shows here when the TUI word is refered to their kings. TUI Pulotu, TUI Manu'a and TUI Tonga! Fiji will always a big brother or Elder brother for both countries.

[@sIONEkALISOLAITEMAKa]

💯 tokouso.

[@simionenauluvula7981]

@@sIONEkALISOLAITEMAKa Malo tokouso🙏

[@lasimafoa585]

I was Born in American Samoa 🇦🇸 and Raise In Tonga 🇹🇴 Proud to be POLYNESIAN

[@teodelo1816]

Tui Manua empire in Samoa American and Samoa, you must be pround also of this empire

[@ltmg9832]

⁠@@teodelo1816Wasn’t an empire at all. A confederacy mostly. Totally different.

[@theephraimite]

@@ltmg9832Tongan scholars say Manu’a was an empire.

[@ltmg9832]

@@theephraimite Nothing else confirms it but Tongan scholars?? Just them?? I know what video you’re talking about..is that enough to suit your biased views though??? Where is the full proof??? It’s really fucking sad that you guys want to be a kingdom so damn badly. It’s pathetic. So people like yourself would say “let’s just fabricate lies and the more we spread it, the more we believe it is true”. Unfortunately you’re late to the party: Truth doesn’t hide!!! But your PRIDE and HATE make it so ‼️‼️‼️

[@LGWVOS]

@@theephraimitetrue, but Tuʻi Manuʻa and Tuʻi Tonga were different empires

[@totoo1624]

Proud Samoan and proud Pacific islander we are all connected everything happens for a reason onelove

[@ltmg9832]

That’s right! Faafetai tele lava - from your Tongan sister 😎🙏🏾

[@totoo1624]

@@ltmg9832 alofa atu sis God Bless

[@benrayphand4420]

Even us Micronesians? You know we too are connected? Tripped me out when they were counting in Tongan and I understood cus we have the same number names on my island. Also, weird they used my language at 2:38 when explaining the navigational charts. peace to all of you Pacific islanders out there. Be safe and God bless.

[@ltmg9832]

@@benrayphand4420 I think we all are connected. What I think we need to try and do as people is to not use the Polynesian/Micronesian/Melanesian terms. Those terms were invented and constructed by white Europeans. We are ALL people of the Pacific. Separate by land but connected by ocean 🌊🥥🏝 💕

[@plocc9126]

@@benrayphand4420 what island you from

[@mattyutz2992]

This has to be my most favorite documentary ever, thank you, 3 years ago I meet up with my primary school teacher from Samoa back in 1987 2 years before I came here in Australia, had a coffee with her and after a nice chat and all this years...I just found out that she is a full blooded Tonga....like WTH!!..yep! didn't know and couldn't tell cause she was teaching in Samoan. . I love history and the main reason why I enjoy it.. simply because its history, you learn and grow from it and not to use that knowledge to attack others with it. I don't care who conquered who .. all I know our ancestors Tongan or Samoans both had it ruff.. Be bless..we have KFC ok!

[@paulafonua7862]

MATE MA TONGA

[@ltmg9832]

I’m Tongan of heritage and a year ago, through DNA testing, 4 of my Dad’s siblings did the test - turns out that each result (don’t know exactly how much but it literally ranged from 48%-52% Samoan, not to mention, the blood runs through both my grandparents. It’s the little things that make sense for me growing up. Especially the talk of family reunions and it didn’t only take place in Tonga but in Samoa as well. Goes to show we are really two sides of the same coin. I always looked at Samoa as family too. Y’all have a soft spot for me ❤️🇼🇸🇹🇴

[@cjfeuiaki3844]

Thx To KFC we all one people lol malo Toko

[@kingfee6141]

@@ltmg9832 Queen salotes book is a book that every samoan and tongan should read. She wrote on her book so many things about samoa. How samoan people settled in tonga. Also how she acknowledged the relationship between the 2 countries. She also explains the support of the Samoan people for King Ngata. Who is the first tui kanokupolu he is half samoan and half tongan. Samoan and Tongans are very close Indeed..

[@kingfee6141]

R.I.P to her Majesty Queen Salote

[@oppaa4280]

Some stories passed from generations to generations. Tonga conquered majority of the lau island group in Fiji. 50 Tongan men were sent to conquer levuka which was the old capital of Fiji which they succeeded in capturing most villages until they reached a village called Lovoni. There are alot of Solomon islanders that had intermarriages with the Lovoni people hence their spear throwing skills were unmatched. Lovoni is also located in between a small valley. There is one way into the village and one way out, so when the tongans came to conquer they didnt know know that the Lovoni warriors had already positioned themselves on both sides of the mountain/hill overlooking that solo entry and thus waited for the tongans to come within range for the spears. The tongans didnt even enter the village as most of them were killed at the choke point thus halting tongan advances throughout ova lau. There are tongan skulls, war clubs at these islands to prove they were halted. Islands like Rabi, Taveoni , Lovoni and Vanua balavu hold the remains of the warriors of old.

[@deiferete9247]

Have been to Lovoni in 1990 and heard the story about the Solomon Islands connection.

[@oppaa4280]

@@deiferete9247 fun fact - PNG, Vanuatu and Solomon islanders hired Fijians warriors from Vanualevu to act as mercenaries and to fight most of battles for them.

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Kolo word for fort similar to Malay word for 'kota', Intersting. Merbau word also from Malay word.

[@johnappleseed2558]

Lol theirs a samoan village called wailekutu in Fiji on viti levu . Looks like the samoans made it further.

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

​@@johnappleseed2558 did you agree with me that Fiji architecture 'bure kalou' very similar to 'javanese', indonesian 'rumah joglo', high rise hip roof. fiji and javanese used similar high stone or brick platform/foundation. javanese poor used grass, mud, rattan, bamboo, and for commoner, rich, noble and king used stone, brick and merbau or jati wood. with local ornament and carving. Javanese small population of commoner, rich, high caste, noble and royal/king used roof tiles/baked clay roof tiles, with beautiful roof decoration. the stonework are have many style, uncut natural riverstone, drystone like in Micronesia and Polynesia used to build 'Heiau or Marae',, for example the temple in java look like polynesian temple are 'Candi kethek" used natural uncut stone, but Candi Sukuh and Candi Cetho for example used cut stone and it look like Aztec and Maya temple, For the cut stone. Javanese, Sumatran, Balinese used sandstone, granite stone, volcanic stone, lava stone, laterite. Laterite, Lava stone, granite are the most favorite in Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Malay Peninsula[Malaysia and Southern Thailand). Modernized Fiji bure architecture with roof tiles look very similar to traditional 'rumah joglo' OR 'Pendopo jawa'. Fiji architecture are unique and amazing. the drystone wall, foundation and paving tradition must be continue like in Bali. Bali is a last Indonesian medieval style culture fortress of Indonesia.

[@iam9tpercent]

Thank you for posting. Very much enjoyed viewing this. Stuff my dad told me now put into pictures/video. Awesome job edhaje!

[@kingjamo6660]

'THE SPACE BETWEEN OFU & OLOSEGA' - A SECRET METAPHOR FOR RELATIONS BETWEEN SĀMOA AND TONGA Like all neighbouring countries, Samoa and Tonga have a complicated relationship that has spanned back to legendary times - however the relationship between these two countries as well as others including Fiji and Uvea & Futuna could not be told without mentioning the actions of each nation in each-others' histories. Clearly things weren't always peachy between neighbours as language relates; the Samoan word from ancient times for a scheme or trickery is the word 'togafiti' - literally meaning, 'Tonga and Fiji'. And Tongan expansion throughout western Polynesia really didn't help them win many local popularity contests during the heyday of Tu'itonga rule - a few of whom were born to Samoan mothers by the way, after the reign of Kauulufonua-fekai remembered in Samoan history as Tuitoga Fa'aulufanua. But for better or worse, there is no denying that Samoans and Tongans not only came from the same origins but were constantly in each-others business right throughout history. As examples remember that the first Tafa'ifa ruler of Samoa, Queen Salamasina was part Tongan - her mother Vaetoeifaga being the daughter of the Tuitonga (King of Tonga) at the time. Likewise the first Tu'ikanokupolu ruler of Tonga named Ngata was half Samoan - his Samoan mother securing aid from her father 'Ama of Lotofaga, Safata for her son - which is itself remembered in the Tu'ikanokupolu title itself mentioning 'Upolu' where 'Ama came from. So in the end how should we view Samoan and Tongan relations? History in Tonga is very clear that the body of the Tu'itonga was so sacred (tapu) that no ordinary Tongan was able to touch him - this created a problem for Tongan kings wishing to be tattooed. The answer was clear - non-Tongans were able to circumvent the tapu of the Tu'itonga because they were foreigners and there was none better at tattooing than the Samoan tufuga ta tatau anyways so when Tongan kings wished to be tattooed they would sail to Samoa with a large entourage and be tattooed by Samoan tufuga there generally creating a huge celebration. One Tu'itonga in particular is remembered for sailing to Samoa numerous times including twice to the Manu'a islands to complete his malofie tattooing. From these trips he gained the nickname Fatafehi Fakauakimanuka or Fatafehi 'who travelled twice to Manu'a' for his Samoan tattooing, and as befitted such a high ranking guest, he was gifted two 'kie hingoa' as Tongans call them or 'ie o le malo - state fine mats. The first was named 'Fala taua o le Tuimanu'a' meaning 'Treasured war girdle of the King of Manu'a' - a name that clearly shows the prestige of the occasion and a worthy gift from one king to another. The second state mat (sorry I use the word fine mat so you know what I'm talking about but that base word 'mat' really doesn't do our famed 'ie justice! It would be like calling the British Crown a 'metal hat' lol) - anyways, the name of the second 'ie o le malo was named, 'Vā o Ofu ma Olosega' literally meaning 'The Space between the islands of Ofu and Olosega'. Now Ofu and Olosega were two of the three Manu'a Islands and at first the name seems a bit lackluster or uninspiring compared to the title of the first 'ie given and yet there is a secret meaning to this title. To understand its meaning you have to understand the 'space' or gap between the islands of Ofu and Olosega. Anyone who has visited these islands knows that the space between these two islands known as the 'Asaga Strait' isn't far but very close - so close in fact that in ancient times when it was low tide, people could walk or wade across the sandbars that became visible. Today, people don't even need to wait for low tide as there's a permanent bridge built connecting the islands of Ofu and Olosega. If you understand this you can understand the meaning of the fine mat - it was a metaphor for relations between Samoa and Tonga - as Tu'itonga Fatafehi would've realized, having seen the Asaga Strait for himself during his two trips to Manu'a. The metaphor is simple: the space between Ofu and Olosega represents the divide between Samoa and Tonga. When the tides of war and history run high, at first the two appear completely distinct and separate from each other much like the peoples of Samoa and Tonga, and yet, when the tides of history finally recede, we realize the truth, that across those sandbars the two islands are actually connected - the two peoples are actually one. And despite all the history, good and bad, if we trace our gafa (genealogy) back far enough we are not only linked - we are from the same ancestors. Maybe thats why I have a love for Tongan history just as much as Samoan history, and thats why when Tu'itonga Fatafehi Fakauakimanuka completed his Samoan malofie he was given a Samoan fine mat specifically titled 'Va o Ofu ma Olosega' to remind him of a truth we should all know - that we are one! And that doesn't take away from our differences which we know there are and the distinctions in our Samoan and Tongan cultures but we do have the same roots - God and Our People - especially in this global age where the world is so much bigger and there are a great many other cultures too.

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Wonderful explanation

[@malmotumotu5218]

One of the most educated and sweetest script written by a Samoan!Straight,honest without biased and overall loving of both!Malo Malo uso ofa atu

[@samalauluevaimalo5370]

I love your Passion ❤❤ and trust your words. I have a beautiful friend who is Tongan and shared her knowledge which is similar to yours. Speaks of the Dynasty I and II. My all time favorite Polynesian History of our Beautiful people.

[@laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515]

Like to Brothers fight each other to rule the Pacific Ocean

[@moekontze116]

As a Samoan I really appreciated your explanation. 🇼🇸

[@siunipataiseni5932]

Love that we as people of the Pacific are helping to educate each other with our history so it's never lost thank you❤ p.s please dont turn comments into something negative we are better than that polyluv2uall💯❤

[@latulatu5648]

this is actually pretty good!! the best i seen so far... there should be a full movie about this

[@ltmg9832]

As a Tongan, I’ve always wondered about our history. That there is so much more out there that just doesn’t add up for me. It’s like someone had ripped out a huge chunk out of “The History of the Kingdom of Tonga” encyclopaedia thick book, closed it and gave it back to us saying that this is what we are..great one missionaries 😒🙄😤

[@johnrockwell5834]

Very foolish on them.

[@richieevea8975]

I reckon it would be better to ask your parents or grandparents

[@ltmg9832]

@@richieevea8975 I did. Useless. And they too don’t even know themselves. Grandparents have mostly passed. One surviving grandmother and she’s my name sake but suffering with dementia.

[@ltmg9832]

@Jaba Da Hut Your ancestors were subjected and enslaved. YOU deal with that

[@NORF90805]

@Jaba Da Hut lol 😂 😂 Samoan women did take part in Tonga’s royalty, that was it …. Lol 😂

[@calliengaluafe4556]

look folks....,,despite what the filmakers heavy brush painteds Tongan point of view, let me say this from aTongan, our relationship and contact with Fiji was a great one since is has huges forest for the Kalia building, and as for Maafu, he was a threat for the Tui tonga he has to cast out to Fiji, and he seems justify his will in FIji as a tool for Christianity and Political ambitions which oppose heavily with some FIjian chiefts and their huge population and land mass. As for Samoa, is a place for future young Tongan chiefs went to school in Languge, Art of Tatoo, war fare and even find wives or husband. The first european discovery of Tonga by Abel Tasman 1616 was during a voyage of a Tafaanga going from Tonga to Samoa....Sadly,we lost all the technology that our ancestors had as they travel back and forth from the Polynesian Triangle. malo ofa atu we have more in common than our differents.

[@laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515]

@yourlocalKVT [🇮🇱] Ma'afu was a Prince from Tonga also known as war Lords was a threats to the TONGAN KING

[@savevuniyavi7584]

@calliengalua, bula my brother. You right about Ma’afu. His uncle, king George Tupou 1, saw him as a threat to the throne and sent him away to Fiji to protect and support Tongans and Europeans doing missionary work. However he was brilliant statesman and brought reforms in terms of government and chiefly structure, but in order to make it happen, he had to do it the island way, through brute force.But he knew where to draw the line and won over some allies like the Tu’i Cakau, who recognize him as the Tui Lau and head of the Tovata Confederacy’s, but it was Ma’afu’s bloodthirsty general, Wainiqolo, who caused an fall out between Tui Cakau and Ma’afu.Wainiqolo was going rogue, burning and plundering villages all over Viti Levu that it struck terror into the heart of Ratu Seru Cakubau. Wainiqolo wanted to expand the Tongan kingdom throughout Fiji but he couldn’t because in the war against Tui Cakau at Wairiki, he went in without the support of Ma’afu and King George Tupou 1 for more men power. Had Wainiqolo would have won that war and Fiji would have been under Tongan rule. Malie

[@IslandTaless]

@@savevuniyavi7584 Thank you for the history recap. Here's the real recorded history folks, not the oral lasulasu some of these 'no school before' are spitting around.

[@sonofhotunui9025]

All you Tongans and Samoans repping your pride in the comments section about who is stronger is a joke..we all one family my bros you guys are still crying about domestic arguments and fights within our own empire that happened way back in the past..just realise that we are the strongest race in the world and that's all that matters not who the strongest brother is...that's bullshit thinking.

[@marselkunu4671]

Warm Greeeting from Flores Island ( eastern INDONESIA ) to my all Austronesian cousin in Polynesia.....😇😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rockiebactol997]

My braddah! This comment made my eye in tears...Lets unite Austronesia! We are not connected by lands, we are connected by waters!

[@lauiloa]

Watching this documentry makes me feel proud of where I come from and family lineage to the Tui Manua. We know this isn't 100% accurate but I'm sure it's close enough to where we can get a sense of how life began in our islands. Times of war and survival. Thats where we get our rage from because we are decendants of savage worriers that the palagi do not understand. It doesn't matter who ruled who. What matters is who will live on to share the beauty of our cultures, who will have the knowledge in the future of our sacred language and stories of old.....we stand together to educate and promote to the world we are more then savage worriers we are a surviving culture....soifua ma ia manuia

[@jmjm1920]

Manuka Chiefs from Ancient Tongan practice called Tokatufa Umutakitaki Ofu Ta'u Pangai TuiFolaha Tuifalefa PapaiFa Pulemelei Siaheulupe Talietumu from Tongan Empire 🤔

[@tumuamapuletamaaiga2847]

@@jmjm1920 Haha and no one in Manu'a speaks Tongan lol they all speak Samoan, but the Tui Kanokupolu royal family speaks a Samoan dialect cause they're using the Samoan Matai system language.

[@lauiloa]

@@tumuamapuletamaaiga2847 actually the ancient dialect in Manua can still be heard it sounds tongan speaking with T sounding like D.

[@tumuamapuletamaaiga2847]

@@lauiloa Yes because that's the actual way of speaking in Nobel even Tui Atua and Tui A'ana speaks with a T sounding like a D, but senior orators speaks with K

[@ltmg9832]

Cool! My ancestry is through Tui Tonga and just recently found out the Samoan connection could be somewhat connected to Tu'i Manu'a as my great (x3) grandparents were betrothed to keep the connections strong between nobility and blood. It got lost between my grandparents because they gave up titles and privileges for love. We could be related. But fascinating that our ancestors have crossed paths 😊

[@tifilimoeulie3694]

Seeing this for the first time gives me all kinds of emotion...it's good to learn about my culture and ancestors..so this is why they make the war cry on rugby. Amazing to watch.

[@davidmarawai5713]

Great video no doubt. Kai Viti here from the island of Taveuni, village of Somosomo. Always love to read up on history of the Pacific but I have to admit this is the first for me to here of a Tongan empire, I know we traded but never subservient. The last Togan who tried to take power by conquest in our "domain" didn't end very well for him and his army let's just say they were very enjoyable dinner guests to have.

[@billtagi7237]

AHA THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF WAIRIKI WHICH HALTED THE TONGAN ADVANCES IN FIJI AS MANY WERE SLAUGHTERED

[@675hamo8]

Yes but the first Tongans ruled your country for centuries - do not forget that

[@davidmarawai5713]

@@675hamo8 brother probably in the Tongan history. You do not know Fijian history so I can understand the ignorance. For the sake of argument how did Tonga loose its so called empire?

[@675hamo8]

@@davidmarawai5713 It is the true history - everyone knows it except for you.. I’m going to tell you now. Every Polynesian has Tongan in them because we ruled the Pacific. We even have a city in your country that has majority Tongans in it 🤦🏽‍♂️ it’s okay if it hurts to take in brother but the truth is the truth

[@675hamo8]

@@davidmarawai5713 Tonga did not lose its empire, they simply gave back everyone’s freedom. To lose an empire, there has to be an overruling by another country which did not happen. The only person that Tonga has surrendered to was God! So do not think your country was tough because they killed a handful of warriors.. because Fiji would not dare enter the Kingdom Of Tonga not then & not NOW. Goodnight lol

[@omggiiirl2077]

So there should never be any animosity seeing as all the islands share ancestry and roots.

[@merlin5420]

Us Maori ran away to Rarotonga, Tahiti, Hawaii, Marquesas, Rapanui and Aotearoa during the rule of Tui’tonga. Rai’atea was the meeting place of all the islands during this time as well

[@AnybodyCngtItK]

Wrong you hori shts don’t have no history with western Polynesians the hori Māoris even look different to us. Go complain to your Koro about the bungaz you have in your country

[@GrandM4R371-p5o]

Tui tonga might was almost uknown in east polynesia😂 they would have found out very quickly at the numbers we had compared to their small battallions😂

[@merlin5420]

@@GrandM4R371-p5o There were many account’s of the Samoans travelling to Rarotonga during the rule of Tui Tonga

[@merlin5420]

@@GrandM4R371-p5o Although I was talking bs (tongue n cheek) about that being the reason they left

[@mahonrymauigoa8049]

I love how the manu'a islands in samoa were left alone because of how sacred it is

[@NORF90805]

Lol like “American” samoa?

[@NORF90805]

Or when Germany took over Western Samoa?

[@tuluvota]

yes Manu’a was sacred to Tonga

[@moefiki9901]

@Stop the leg pulling it be the ones that don't know the language and culture... mea GA iloa ai lou valea...

[@josemacbeth1641]

@Tulouna Le Lagi The Tu'i Kanokupolu dynasty springs from Ngata, son of the 6th Tu'i Ha-a Takala'ua Moungatonga. Ngata was appointed as the first Tu'i Kanokupolu by his father 1610. Ngata, 1st Tu'i Kanokupolu, third son of Mo'unga-'o-tonga, 6th Tu'i Ha'a Takala'ua, by his wife, Tohu'ia, daughter of Ama, a Samoan from Safata on the island of Upolu.

[@dylanbaker9329]

9:45 what’s the movie clip from?

[@ouiindependencelekanaky6303]

their was also almost a lost legend widespread in not only in ouvea island. Explaining that their was a powerful kingdom call "faga futuna tui tonga" mentioned that they conquered Ouvea island, brought their tradirions and influenced people in Ouvea. Tribes from Northern New caledonia and Drehu also mentioning "toi Tunga" trading amongst us. Regards Dr Francis

[@keewaibk7947]

Need more

[@ouiindependencelekanaky6303]

@@keewaibk7947 Malo Lailai (Greeting In fagauvean) alright so there was a legend of a powerful warrior who was referred to as ahu'eto he was a power legendary warrior who conquered the people of Fanguvea. He was from what we called in our legend and myths "Polianga oe fukau ngàahe tahi tui tonga' which translates to 'land and kingdom of adventures seas." After conquering the island it was said that he intermarried with a local ouvean women. After that he would bring many tongans to intermarry with the locals which brought the rise of fagauvea. The son of Aho'etu who was referred to as Mana'tukua who was known as the legendary chief of fagauvea he helped unify the whole of uvea island by the help of Mighty tongan warriors. This legend is mainly about "the rise of fagauvea" or "kou e Mahiki xere hake le fagauvea."

[@josemacbeth1641]

@@ouiindependencelekanaky6303 From all you have said it sounds to be the Tu'i Tonga Aho'eitu has visited Uvea and New Caledonia. In Uvea there's a Fort there created by him the Tu'i Tonga at the time around 950AD

[@alfredtameifuna8928]

@@josemacbeth1641 remember ‘Aho'eitu's mother is ‘Ilaheva and father Tangaloa ‘Eitumatupu'a. ’Ilaheva is from FaleHau (Fale ‘o e Hau - house of the champion) Niuatoputāpu. And Tangaloa ‘Eitumatupu'a (Tagaloalelagi) Tu'i Manu'a mei Manu'a. ‘Aho'eitu resided there in Uvea, he was carrying on a ancient relationship between Niuatoputāpu mo Uvea.

[@saswatisamantaray4467]

Sir first to view nice video

[@julesandhalo7566]

This is amazing, thank you, love my pasefika history

[@Soldier.19]

Why people forget about oceanian Civilization, the oceanian have very interesting culture

[@PrinceMono676]

This was brilliant, thank you for all your hard work ❤️

[@mrmiyagiz187]

Tonga & Samoa are like brothers & the other islands are like cousin's when it comes to Polynesians.

[@mrfin02]

True dat toko

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Great analogy

[@mosesevulaono9726]

Pepelo

[@Waynosggwiwi]

Pusiki ..lol i mean all polynesians are blood brothers and the Melanesians and Micros are our cousins ..

[@oppaa4280]

Yes it makes alot of sense as to why you two fight alot. EXAMPLE CAIN AND ABLE

[@kodofile]

In 1986, being a Fijian I went with the USP team to play rugby in Samoa. We went to a place I think called Tu'umasanga. In there I heard that the last Fiji rugby team that came to play there all died of measles. I said to myself, my goodness, these people were travelling to each other islands with ease a long time ago. I am just wondering the closeness of voyages by our early ancestors, and how they may have known each others languages.

[@Adams_140]

Nice video! Could you later do the Yongle emperor documentary?

[@anefuifuilupefasiapule6960]

Can you show us, their skills on how they calculated their calendar using the moon, sun, and the stars. They do have special wisdom and skill on caltivate the land and sea, now a day known as “Moli Tonga”. or primitive methods.

[@egbbcdjjd918]

Congrulation edhaje 200 000k 😊😊

[@hanzelloveday6231]

This short doco is not factual or based on any academic research, scientific findings, historical accounts or archeological excavations! It’s merely an opinion piece of pacific history through the lens of the uploader. This is why there’s no academic sources provided in this doco or in its description for where these claims come from. Tonga is the only recognised oceanic maritime empire in the academic world as it’s the only one which provided academia with tangible evidence i.e. historical artefacts and monuments, coupled with historical accounts through oral history both by Tonga and other islands that the Tui Tonga conquered and ruled. Also Ahoeitu is full blooded Tongan! Both his parents are Tongans from Tonga! I don’t know where these Samoans get their claim that he’s from manua and is half samoan from his father from?! That’s a Samoan lie. Our Tongan oral history tells of Ahoeitu’s parents being Tongans and residing in Tonga and there is no account of him being from Samoa or having Samoan blood. Those that claim he’s from samoa, are just Samoans that are desperate to bask in Tonga’s independent history and its many historical feats!

[@nachobidness_luv]

Wrong. TANGALOA is Samoan and VA'EPOPUA is Tongan.... Aho'eitu is half Samoan & half Tongan.... 💪🏾🇹🇴

[@boxcuber]

@@nachobidness_luv Langi is only ever found in tonga thats where the ancient tombs are...

[@boxcuber]

@Lea'e Olo no proof Tonga has the oldest site and tattoo kits in all of polynesia we also built the ancient pulemelei in samoa

[@boxcuber]

@Lea'e Olo we litterly have ancient stone henges and langi mu’a pyramid where the ancient kings are buried at lol where’s Samoas proof? We even have witness from captain cook who saw other islands pay tribute to our king you guys have the pulemelei because we Tongans built that

[@boxcuber]

@Lea'e Olo tui manua is all bs why dosnt MalieToa talk about him? If he ruled the whole of samoa

[@BobKia]

As a Tuvaluan, Tongan empire made it way to the northern part of Tuvalu, Nanumea, Nanumaga, Nukufetau, these are the islands settled by the Tongan empire and Niutao was where the war between Niutaoans(came from samoa) and the Tongan warriors, many died but Niutao warriors defended their land with the help of Uvea n Futuna warriors and that why the Uvea n Futuna named one of their dance after the island Niutao, the war ended and years later the Tongans wanted the people of Nanumea and their island back to the Tongan empire but Nanumea warriors stood strong and defended their island from Tongan raiders especially the Tongan giant Tulapoupou, almost every island in Tuvalu have legends of Tongans warriors trying to take their land and some even ruled on some islands like the island of Nukulaelae was ruled by a Tongan man half ghost named Tevalu, all island were later influenced by Samoans but the island of Nanumaga stay strong to their Tongan inheritance that even some of their places are named after Tongan islands.

[@makisiminoveimau2171]

Jesus Christ.... reading these comments about Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji really got me a massive headache. How about we celebrate our young people with something positive. Let us look at young Tua Tagovailoa with the Dolphins.... he needs Penei Sewell from this coming draft to protect his polo, yeah.... some weapons too. Malo

[@rockytiafau1624]

Bro the war at 4:13 is CRAZY

[@adamcheklat7387]

6:22: Didn’t Genghis Khan also promote a sense of meritocracy to his troops?

[@JA-ct7fd]

Some of these guys in the video were Hawaiian from the short film

[@hungryfareasternslav1823]

Congratulations, I am your 200000th subscriber.

[@omggiiirl2077]

But where are all these movies at? I need to see them all.

[@tvaddict8332]

At 2:29 is voice of the late Micronesian Master Navigator Mau Piailug from Satawal, Yap of the Caroline Islands teaching the Navigation System 🇫🇲

[@mrfin02]

I wish they use the voice of Tongans. There are many families here in Tonga, who still know the Old Navigation system.

[@MrPurepecha87]

Mexican Americans and Pacific Islanders we are brothers and sisters.

[@cfsid7726]

??? This is Asian people , not America

[@lh6353]

Not Asian Pacific people.

[@temujinkhagan5308]

@@cfsid7726 oi mate, boatman went to boat man in asia, there was no pysshiical border

[@zikriflanery7030]

@@cfsid7726 He means native Mexican American not the spanish one

[@MrPurepecha87]

Chandra fachrul Suparman Pacific Islanders made it the Americas buddy DNA tells it and the Sweet Potato was given to them my people of the Andes Mountains the year 12000 the Marquises Islanders then Ester Island (Rapa Nui), the Marquises Islanders and Rapa Nui are a mix so as people by Baja California, Colombia, Amazon rain forest by the way are family tree comes from Siberia they are Australasian family tree too so that makes us the same same both ways but sure people have always been here.

[@DavePrice3156]

This is cool such an understudied rich history very cool wanna learn more

[@kakalutangitangi9869]

The beginning part is false. Tui manua in NEVER found in any of the Tongan history.Tongan history just starts off with Tui Tonga. 1st is Ahoeitu and continues from there to now. Tui Tonga only use the Samoans for their women. And of vourse Tui Tonga ruled Samoa and the pavific for 500yrs.

[@johnwayne123]

It was 150 years not 500 years 🤦🏽‍♂️ and yes Tui manu'a was long before Tu'i Tonga, Yes Ahoeitus father was Samoan. Ahoeitus half brothers were Full Samoan. Do you really think he climbed down from the sky to a coconut tree? It's the corrupted tongan leaders who are hiding the truth behind the tongan monarchy. Its literally a Samoanized monarchy system from the time they resided in Upolu. The Tongan kings can only marry Samoan woman because of their trace to their ancestors in the Manu'a islands (Samoa) not because of any other reason. Tongan woman weren't sacred enough, they were like rubbish to the tongan king. Why do you think they can only marry their first cousins? Get your facts right. They were killed and chased out of Samoa

[@johnwayne123]

For a reason.

[@kakalutangitangi9869]

@@johnwayne123 First of all: 99% of the Tuitonga married Tongan women. Only 1% married Samoan women. 2nd: 150 years or 500 years doesn't matter. The facts are that Tonga once ruled Samoan and almost all of Polynesia. 3rd: When you make claims you have to have proofs. Tongan history and how they ruled Polynesia has proofs everywhere in the neighbor countries. Legends that are told in Tonga are similar to the ones that are told in Uvea, Samoa, Fiji etc...Your Tui manua fabricated stories have no where to be found but in Samoa alone. 4th : Scientists are saying that Tonga is the origin of Polynesia. The proof is in the language. Tongans has the thickest accent of any polynesian country. As people migrated to other countries as Samoa, Niue, etc...their accent got lighter and lighter. 5th: Keep on wishing that Tangaloa and Ahoeitu were Samoans. There is NO proof to that. There is Tangaloa everywhere in Polynesia. Adam and Eve came from the sky so why not Tangaloa as portraited in Tongan legends? As the King of Tonga said, forget about all these non sense that people are saying. Some were saying we come from Peru or South America etc. Our legends tells of our identity so we stick to our legends cause at the end we all came from God in the Sky.

[@keewaibk7947]

@@johnwayne123such bullshit “ long before “ 😂😂😂 we are older than you ppl there was no such this as tui manua tired of the Samoan lies ufa atu

[@keewaibk7947]

@@kakalutangitangi9869they deny evidence all the time malo

[@da5str1]

Amazing!! Love this

[@sionelavaka7001]

I'm Tongan and my kids are Samoan.. I never tell them anything about this.. Because Samoan and Tongan a one family and they start exploring other islands for better life ...all Polynesian are one family

[@keewaibk7947]

Kai tae😂

[@keewaibk7947]

You Samoan as well

[@TheunwantedTane]

@@keewaibk7947 Ko koe pe 'oku kai ta'e

[@keewaibk7947]

@@TheunwantedTane Kai tenga usi

[@Paul_Saint-Aubin_Plamondon]

@@keewaibk7947 kai pali

[@jeanettekailea6344]

It’s true, I’m Tongan but was told this by our Samoan teacher at high school. He even told us of how Samoa fought for them freedom headed by two brothers who were given the name malie toa.

[@Redrum111]

Needs to be a movie of our history

[@johnwayne123]

Nah bou. Samoa History only 🇼🇸 Tonga needs help from Samoans if they wanna think of making a movie about this and be careful. Samoans are boiled up right now and won't tolerate anymore nonsense. 🇼🇸🇹🇴

[@Redrum111]

@@johnwayne123 shutuppp usi

[@antonpatea7390]

@@johnwayne123 wtf are you on about I’m a hamo and I don’t see any hamo’s boiled up lol

[@Funboddsplushcentral]

I wish Samoans had an empire ever 🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸 TOA SAMOA

[@medit8iv_native970]

We've been in polynesia for thousands of years, from your māori cousins

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Three thousand years

[@medit8iv_native970]

@Lea'e Olo waste of time telling you know it all. well you think you know it all.

[@afabrown4802]

Young cousin 😊

[@medit8iv_native970]

@@afabrown4802 dunno about the young. It seems we were from sulawesi west of you guys and we were the elders. Hence why the tongans could never take Aotearoa but they took everywhere else

[@afabrown4802]

@@medit8iv_native970 I thought you came from Hawaiki 🤔 or smth. But all aside the Pulotu Dynasty was the first dynasty of how all traditions in the Islands was created 😊. And that's why I called Maori young cosins.

[@saintkun2708]

Good video as always could you make video abou merina people???

[@josephswimmer6936]

People will say that Tongan conquered Fiji might be right, they only conquer some parts of Lau Island (Lau smallest island in Fiji & its near to Tonga) which they bought guns with them because they are only good with long distance to kill...so the Tongan think they are good enough to conquered the main island in Fiji (Vanua Levu & Viti Levu) turns out, they were eaten by the people of Taveuni....

[@ruhben86]

What's the title of this movie? 😊

[@alcapone8024]

Damn my Tu'i Tonga ancestors were conquerers and they were playaz, marrying women from different Polynesian islands, I guess that's where I get my good looks from😜😜😎😎😎🤔🤔

[@teodelo1816]

we don't forget also the predecessors of the tongan empire, Tui Manu'a kingdom in samoa

[@ltmg9832]

Nope we don’t need to forget because it was irrelevant. Sorry but yes TM had their own thing but it wasn’t immense and rapid like Tu’i Tonga though.

[@randomizedrandomly]

I'm proud of all my Pasifika people.

[@ak-ns9om]

Proud to be Polynesian kainga

[@Pochonesian]

The first war scene in this video was filmed in Hawaii about Hawaiian warriors. All Polynesian are powerful warriors but maybe do more research before mashing everyone together like the palagi po’e ha’ole do. Lol. That’s like grouping Chinese with Japanese. Both Asian, but with very different cultures and languages. We Hawaiians love our cousins in southern Polynesia but we all fought differently and have our own unique identities.

[@levimcmeekin6690]

I noticed that also, and agree 💯% with your sentiment.

[@laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515]

Hawaii wasn't excised during this time Was only Tonga and Samoa and Fiji in Ancient history time. All Polynesian came from Tonga and Samoa. No one leaving at the Island of Hawaii or Tahiti.

[@Pochonesian]

@@maxifonokalafi1857 Stop the hate Toko.

[@maxifonokalafi1857]

@@Pochonesian ✌💚💛

[@Pochonesian]

@@laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515 that’s true. Ancestors of Samoans and Tongans came from south east Asia. Hawaiians descend from the strongest people in the pacific. When white man came to Hawaii the average man was 6’3 and woman 6’ feet. We still have powerful bloodline. You don’t see the on TV. Come to south big island and moloka’i you’ll see our people. Cousins to our usos and Toko. Polynesian pride and HAWAIIAN pride. We no need insult each other the Europeans hurt us enough. Aloha ‘ia ‘oukou

[@Alleem44]

What is the name of this series?

[@kingston9339]

ONLY ONE KING....OTUA

[@jodavi]

Hi there, I’m working on a screenplay for a docuseries.. is there a way we can connect??

[@ayrhow5626]

Here's a quick tip. Put a dark background by the subtitles, either a Black or grey one, with low opacity. That way, WE CAN READ THE DAMN THING

[@taumafakavatuitonga4285]

It’s all made crap bro!!! TuiManua never ruled outside of Manua!!!

[@burneraccount9874]

@@taumafakavatuitonga4285 I agree they always trying to explain and make up stories! Ain’t the chosen ones!!

[@jmjm1920]

Was only one Tongan Empire in the Pacific and Fiji! Fiji was named by Tongan Fisi when Ancient Tongan Navigators discovered Fisi like flowers 💐 floating on waters TEFISI from history Tonga and Fisi was settled first before Samoa Ha'a Moa chicken tripes Manuka Chiefs from Ancient Tongan practice called Tokatufa Umutakitaki Ofu Ta'u Pangai TuiFolaha Tuifalefa PapaiFa Pulemelei Siaheulupe Talietumu Ahu o Tongaliki Moai Tiki Langi o Tuitonga Pyramid Haamonga a Maui Stonehenge all from Tongan Empire before palangi named Polynesia🙏

[@karemel3554]

So Fiji is like the heart of Polynesia

[@jmjm1920]

@@karemel3554 Really Fisi is Melanesia lol

[@billteeen1778]

Theres no Polynesia,Melanesia n Micronesia or Lapita or Austronesians in the past..Those are new names coined in by white colonisers..We are one people originally,who derived from Pulotu,the pre-flood land/ spiritual land now under the middle east of Fiji..Whose Spiritual guardian cherub can still be seen in dark nights with its big massive lights,when we least expecting it..

[@mosesevulaono9726]

@@Rick-jh7di lol

[@josemacbeth1641]

@@billteeen1778 I'm starting to believe you. Tongan mythology says we came from Pulotu from the North West. White people says we came from Austronesians and in Tonga they found a Tattoo kit dating 2800 years old. Fiji + Melanesians were here in the Pacific before the Polynesians.

[@tevitatupouniua2930]

Correction!! Manu fekai was the half brother Kau Ulu Fonua (Tu’i Tonga) and a son of Takala’ua (Tu’i Tonga). The islands of Manuka is a Tongan name which is Manu’a in Ha’amoa. These islands were given to Manu fekai (whose mothers family is from Manuka in Tonga Tapu) by Kau Ulu Fonua Fekai for helping him find the persons who assasinated their father Takala’ua, as well as the Title “Fekai”. The islands of Manu’a where not part of the Tu’i Tonga’s Ma’u Tofi’a and it’s original name for the islands was Tua Nuku, until Manu Fekai was given the island group and title by Kau Ulu Fonua Fekai. I’m not here to upset anyone, just here to educate, because it seems a lot of my generation believe EitumaTupua was Tu’i Manu’a which is false and their is NO evidence in oral history, Tongan or Samoan that states otherwise.Tala Ofa Atu Kia Mou Tolu Katoa

[@jasonwells7866]

The Tui Manu'a line is older than Tui Tonga it started it's decline around 900 AD around the same time Tui Tonga rose to power.

[@zeedstun9090]

No the Island of Manu'a is a Samoan name whick is Manuka in Tongan, home of the Tui Manu'a.

[@chrisa3516]

No evidence in oral history? Oral history can only go so far....The evidence is based on research gathered by Tongan historians themselves. There is a reason the Tui Tonga were known for going to Samoa because that is there families. Even taking Samoans as wives to make the bloodline stronger and also the Tui Kanokupolu line is Samoan as well.

[@tevitatupouniua2930]

John Not Wicked sorry there is no evidence I’ve researched this for 20 years, on theories mainly by Dr. Okusituno, so try again. Ha’amoa genealogy goes as far back as Kau Ulu Fonua Fekai so if you can find documents that state otherwise please educate me. The Website Royal Ark documents the Tu’i Tonga Genealogy. There is no Tu’i Manu’a documented in the Genealogy. If you would like a history lesson on the Tu’i Tonga I would be more than happy to give you one. Malo!

[@tevitatupouniua2930]

Jason Wells another story teller, listen Wikipedia is a site where anyone can put up nonsense, don’t believe it, read some books which are actually documents written by Europeans based on what islanders told them, because Polynesians couldn’t write back then. It don’t matter if your Samoan or Tonga, we are all Tangata a’e Fonua. We are are descendents of Tangaloa, Maui, and Hiku Le’o. That’s our ancestors and if you disagree you’re Filipino and your parents lied to you cause you were adopted. Tala ofa atu

[@keewaibk7947]

Samoans come from Tonga 😂💯 getcho hating asses on how can we come from people who we are older then 😂😂😂

[@tanasekope9362]

Tangoek are weak we don’t come from a Kind like that. “Talk” that’s all tangoes are known for 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tanasekope9362]

@Tulouna Le Lagi Just look at the performance of Tangoes today. They ain’t sht

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@Tulouna Le Lagi Tonga is proven to be the first Polynesian civilisation 🤙

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@@tanasekope9362 Cry about it.

[@DARUSTA254]

What? Tongas first king was the son of Samoa’s high chief. Then when he died, Samoa took over tings until British christain missionaries arrived to share the gospel? Then George II came into monarch

[@dalastkanakamaoli9058]

Why were they showing Hawaiian battles?

[@gene.digger]

Cmon kaikuaʻana, sharing is caring.😉

[@dalastkanakamaoli9058]

@Yourfijilovercalio 02 who tf yu calling Asian

[@ray-px7pr]

what do you want them to travel into the past with there camera and record the real ones😐😂😂

[@Moananuiākea]

Why what's wrong? After all we are cousins. Don't be that guy

[@keewaibk7947]

Samoans never had an empire ever 😂😂😂😂

[@teodelo1816]

yes tui manua dinasty was a confederacy

[@sosososososo4148]

They never had any written language

[@keewaibk7947]

@@teodelo1816uso stop the lies you guys also said you where the cradle of Polynesia that title now belongs to Tonga as it always did

[@teodelo1816]

@@keewaibk7947 sure sure🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@patrickmahuinga5358]

Love it. God and Tonga is my inheritance. That's our motto.... thank you

[@sportydude9337]

Apparently not so much now. Christianity is a tool to erase Tongan history

[@sunnyskiez91]

To me I feel like Fiji started it and moved on to Tonga then Samoa then the rest of Polynesia! You can kind of see it in the language and skin color of our people! The more east we went the more lighter the language sounded and how they got more lighter in skin tone (sort of) before European contact!

[@napsboseiwaqa5268]

Lols..I have never heard of a Tongan empire and I am a born and bred Fijian. Good story though..hahahahaha

[@user-eb3tw4ge6n]

Have you never heard of the Tongafisi empire as well and your born and bred Fijian?????

[@napsboseiwaqa5268]

@@user-eb3tw4ge6n No I have not. Apparently that empire is something Tongans know quite well but sorry to break the news to you my friend.We Fijians know our history including the legends of Lutunasobasoba and the journey from Lake Tanganyika etc etc. So if you're insinuating that I somehow have missed out on this apparently major part of our history then try again.

[@mraxe9432]

Maybe u should look up Tongan history cause I’m pretty sure Tongans are the ones that made Fijians Polynesians

[@napsboseiwaqa5268]

Thank you for your suggestion. The reason why I first commented on the video is that it mentioned that the Tongan Empire included Fiji. As I said, I find it strange that we Fijians have no recollection or history either oral or written of us ever being part of a Tongan Empire. If we were indeed part of such an Empire in the past,I'm pretty sure that some records or stories would exist. Regarding your suggestion,I have no inclination to study Tongan history for the very simple reason that it does not interest me, with all due respect to my Tongan friends. And I think the influence of Polynesia on Melanesia in the case of Fiji and Tonga goes both ways..THAT we do have records and stories of.

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

@@mraxe9432 No Tongans are just half Samoans and half Fijians true story, but more Samoan because both Tui Tonga and Tui Kanokupolu line are Samoan origin.

[@namanmalik1070]

Please make a vedio on Battle of Rezang La.

[@tonganprincess3980]

Tongans ruled over Samoa for over 400years

[@tolaiseve770]

Stop smoking meth

[@tumuamapuletamaaiga2847]

Haha and the Tui Kanokupolu royal family are known as Tui Kanokupolu meaning HEART AND FLESH OF UPOLU an island in Samoa, your royals are Samoans both Tui Tonga and Tui Kanokupolu royal line comes from ha'amoa lol.

[@ltmg9832]

Yes that’s true, yet we don’t say this out of pride. It’s just that it happened. As a Tongan I cannot be proud of it, but for one thing I can be proud of who we are as a nation yet we have so much work to do. Tonga and Samoa is like flipping two sides of the same coin. It’s like looking within a mirror. That’s how I see it. I think we should all look at that within ourselves. To be unified. 🇹🇴🇼🇸🇦🇸🇨🇰🇫🇯🇳🇺🇵🇫 💕

[@myopicthunder]

Uro

[@lilianaratangi3755]

Shes ugz😂

[@funkymunky1275]

Lots of relations to Tahiti and Hawaii too for thousands of years

[@tevitafifita1330]

It's a insult that we now have a Samoan lineage ruling Tonga aka the "Tui Kanokupolu/FleshOfUpolu Samoa" line. If you read upon their history they came came with their supporters from Samoa to establish the Tui Kanokupolu line in Tonga, even the Tui Tonga wasn't able to stop them.

[@jj0o788]

You could say the same about samoa .

[@boxcuber]

they are tongans only the mum was samoan are you talking about the kid Ngata?

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

@@boxcuber Tui Kanokupolu means heart and flesh of Upolu so yeah the people were Samoans Mao'i from FaleUpolu.

[@boxcuber]

@@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO the mother was from upolu and they are not from manu'a hahaha

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

@@boxcuber Tui Tonga was Samoan Mao'i by blood from Manu'a islands.

[@keyboardemperor3540]

Sources?

[@maambochooye5133]

Amazing

[@teodelo1816]

TUI MANUA EMPIRE ALSO IN SAMOA, BEFORE OF THE TUI TONGA EMPIRE

[@pinkish1468]

hey edhaje how did you make these history vids

[@rungsukburanarungsuk8816]

He use footage from historical movie, drama or documentary to make video and add sound effect and information about history in there, he is from Indonesia btw.

[@Skeme369]

Did Maui navigate to Aotearoa during the 1200ce TongaTapu Period? 🥰🫡👑❤️🇹🇴🇳🇿

[@smoovegaming7340]

Honestly as a Tongan..it was the greed and nature to just conquer that messed up everything..this is gonna hurt to hear but man..They just didn't use their heads lol we didn't know when to stop expanding and to stop being greedy at nature..but other than that..man i just realised we are all connected..and closer than I thought we were..

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

Don't look at it that way Tokoua, most of us Samoans Mao'i don't look at yous as enemies, history is history we're here now to bring our culture and people together TokoUso 🇹🇴🇼🇸🇦🇸

[@t9qtgafsmkahdrentaejsj406]

Actually glad our country was given to god , now we can move forward and never look back 🙏❤️

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@A J Thing is, Tonga conquered multiple islands

[@高山-j5f]

Great stuff.. Tonga conquered the small outer islands of Fiji (Lauan Islands) not the main land (Fiji had 306 islands). By Tongan Prince Ma'afu. Chiefly island of Bau gathered the provinces of Fiji and attacked lau killing and Eating the Tongans including the Prince. But many people of Lau have the mixed Tongan Fijian look with both culture and traditions even thou similar its incorporated amongst them. But yes Tonga did conquer a fraction of Fiji and many happenings between Fiji and Tonga was through the Lauan Islands. Good video

[@simionenauluvula7981]

@solitary vanua levu brahh..is a different story.. that's where Maafus men butchered and defeated.. in the famous 'battle of Wairiki'!....no.. Tonga never successful in Vanualevu..just a correction 👍

[@jnavsslick3764]

He never conquered Lau! He was killed in Matuku.. Fijians were never defeated in war.. And also Tui Tonga use to send their warriors to be trained by Fijian warlords

[@savevuniyavi7584]

@@jnavsslick3764 , dickhead, if a great high chief like Ratu Seru Cakobau feared Ma’afu, what better can your ant like chief or tiny army of Makutu could do?? Ma’afu was feared by most

[@savevuniyavi7584]

@Simionenauluvula & @Jnavsslick, the fact that Ma’afu could go about conquering villages in Viti Levu too tells you a lot about how much he was feared all over Fiji.People need to stop saying that Ma’afu and his men were slaughtered in the war against Tui Cakau, Ma’afu was in Lau and King George Tupou 1 warned him and Wainiqolo that he won’t support their war mongering but to only protect the missionaries and turn Fijians away from savagery.Wainiqolo didn’t listen and went ahead to attack Tui Cakau.That’s why when Wainiqolo died, Ma’afu didn’t bother to take his right hand man body for proper burial because he didn’t listen to King George Tupou 1

[@keewaibk7947]

Samoans never ran shit😂😂😂

[@Jake-qp8ry]

Tongan never ran Hall Fame football😂 (Samoan) NFL Hall of Fame SEAU and POLAMALU

[@ltmg9832]

@@Jake-qp8ry If that’s what you only consider as “success” and feeling arrogantly high and almighty - I feel very very sorry for you

[@ray-px7pr]

@@Jake-qp8rybros over here talking about the NFL🤣🤣🤣

[@STCIII]

@keewaibk7947 Come on, guys, Samoa's airport is larger than Tonga's royal "palace"

[@josemacbeth1641]

I took this from a Uvean "Malo Lailai (Greeting In fagauvean) alright so there was a legend of a powerful warrior who was referred to as ahu'eto he was a power legendary warrior who conquered the people of Fanguvea. He was from what we called in our legend and myths "Polianga oe fukau ngàahe tahi tui tonga' which translates to 'land and kingdom of adventures seas." After conquering the island it was said that he intermarried with a local ouvean women. After that he would bring many tongans to intermarry with the locals which brought the rise of fagauvea. The son of Aho'etu who was referred to as Mana'tukua who was known as the legendary chief of fagauvea he helped unify the whole of uvea island by the help of Mighty tongan warriors. This legend is mainly about "the rise of fagauvea" or "kou e Mahiki xere hake le fagauvea."

[@alfredtameifuna8928]

'Ilaheva from FALEHAU - Fale 'o e Hau - (Fuimāono is Chief) - house of the champion, Niuatoputapū marries Tagaloa 'Eitumatupu'a Tagaloalelagi -Tu'i Manu'a and 'Aho'eitu 1st Tu'i Tonga is established. Look at the region. Niuatoputapū, Manu'a mo Uvea are all close in proximity... 'Aho'eitu spent time in Uvea, Upolu, Savai'i, Manu'a and Tongatapū and it's his descendants on Uvea (Tu'i Uvea) who many years later defeated Tu'i Tonga kau'ulufonua fekai and his warriors . 'Aho'eitu - Asoaitu was the supreme ruler of Sāmoa and Tonga mo Uvea. 'Ilaheva is the daughter of Seketo'a (The great white shark) and great granddaughter of 'Puaka'tefisi - To'a/TOA part Tu'i Fiti (King of Fiji). Niuatoputapū has Ancient Monuments and Mounds 1 in particular 2 Ancient stone structures called "Mata ki Ha'amoa (face to Sāmoa) mo Mata ki Uvea" (face to Uvea) at the eastern tip of Niuatoputapū. Io sai ke tau ilo'i katoa 💥

[@hanzelloveday6231]

Oua Tonga always holding it down✊🏽🔥

[@jnavsslick3764]

Fiji conquered Tonga back in those times.

[@boxcuber]

@@jnavsslick3764 no proof but tonga named fini gutu fisi

[@hanzelloveday6231]

@@jnavsslick3764 Um no they didn’t, it was the other way around, literally! That’s why Lau exists in Fiji😂

[@hanzelloveday6231]

@@jnavsslick3764 but still love my Fijian brothers and sisters though 💯

[@jnavsslick3764]

@@hanzelloveday6231 actually you Tongns came from us..

[@mustafakemalataturk6024]

lama bang gk upload?

[@benrayphand4420]

"During Inasi, Tongan feudatories bring tributes in crops, animals, manufactured goods, and manpower"....they left out women on purpose or what? lol

[@hanzelloveday6231]

Because most women that were gifted to the Tui Tonga during the inasi festivals were from other colonies of the empire ie samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, uvea etc

[@richieevea8975]

In Tongan society the women don't get treated like that we respect them

[@hanzelloveday6231]

@@richieevea8975 Weh yes you’re right toko! My bad I read his comment wrong.

[@keewaibk7947]

@Tulouna Le Lagi you guys want to be part of our history 😂 keep telling your Samoan version elsewhere

[@keewaibk7947]

Tui manua is false that is not in tongan history they never had anything close to our power they never even left Samoa to war or anything

[@danielmafileo4078]

This is true, no accounts like how Fiji or Tonga has with their empires it’s interesting how they come up with something and no evidence of monuments or artefacts linking to the tuimanua era

[@keewaibk7947]

@@danielmafileo4078 it’s a lie that’s getting out of hand . Tonga is alrdy proven the oldest island and ppl in the Polynesian scene but Samoans discredit that . They discredit everything my Tongan and Fijian ancestors did

[@malietoasamoa1301]

​@@keewaibk7947that's mostly the Samoans living in America

[@yungming2046]

I'm fijian i never heard of a samoan empire

[@ltmg9832]

And that’s why some of them are just plain deep down jealous. Pray for them, some do need it. Thats why Tongans are hated by a lot of them. Not all though. However I can some of our Tongans need reminding that some things do come and go. But that we cannot fully get along completely because of this ancestral hate and toxic pride. I don’t know when it will fully end. But I would say it’s still there just much more subtle and it really is much more better because we all married with each other more lol!

[@origori4125]

is it tonga time? i think its tonga time

[@garyfolau23]

They all came from Tuimanu'a Empire Samoan and Tagaloa ruler of the Pacific.

[@inokz]

Our ancestors are not christian. Know this.

[@richieevea8975]

No they not cause they use to believe in tangaloa

[@noahcohenn7524]

A local religion??

[@mrboss6394]

Before 1830 they wernt christians in samoa but onwards most of all became christians

[@leof1780]

Is this a series we can watch ?

[@malaepulefonotilelesiuaofu810]

Successor of the Tui'Manu'a.

[@hanzelloveday6231]

Nope, the Tui Tonga empire did not come out of manua, that’s a blatant lie fabricated by Samoans who are but hurt over the course of history so they try and insert themselves into Tonga’s feats as if they played a major part in them. There is absolutely zero proof of Tonga and it’s great empire ever coming out of samoa. Samoans themselves cannot even prove that they had an empire!

[@hanzelloveday6231]

@@Ns50777 proof that samoa had an empire lmao. so are you gonna link in these sources that claims that manua had an empire or are we gonna just have to take your word for it? lol I have never meet a Tongan say that Tui Tonga came from samoa, let alone Tongan elders. The claims of that and the claims of a manua empire seems to just come out of samoan mulis ahah y'all really are desperate to have a history worth talking about huh hehehe

[@hanzelloveday6231]

@@Ns50777 lol can you please formulate a coherent sentence first? You aren’t making any sense 🤣 come back when you’re able to do so and learn more about Tongan history so you know how to drum up a more convincing lie(s) instead of just saying “look online” when confronted👀🤭😂🤣

[@hanzelloveday6231]

@@Ns50777 lmao so nothing at all? Lol typical, not surprised at all🥱 Samoans like to claim Aho’eitu was half samoan but can’t provide any proof. It’s funny because in Tongan history Aho’eitu is never said to be from samoa or having anything to do with Samoans…how sad🤦🤣🤣🤣

[@hanzelloveday6231]

@@Ns50777 Tui Tonga came to be from the Tongan deity tangaloa and a Tongan women. In Tongan history, Tangaloa was never stated to be from samoa but from langi, that’s why Ahoeitu was never recorded to have lived outside of Tonga. The only langi in the pacific is found in Tonga the langi tombs where Ahoeitu and his forefathers are buried. This is common knowledge within Tongans but it seems that Samoans tell their own version of Tongan history. Why is that? Lmao

[@tiotiwilliams8311]

This was just about Samoa and Tonga what about the other Polynesian islands??

[@detectiveelectro2372]

Aztec,mayan and inca fall because spanish.Why find i relize tonga empire has an empire on pasific.

[@francois9747]

Tonga wasn't taken over by colonizers cus no colonizer would want tiny Tongan islands. They would rather go to the big boys, Samoa and Fiji.

[@nuttybangerz]

@@francois9747 Lmao toko, what did us Tongans do to make you hate us so much? I am sorry bro, but please don't disrespect my country like that. We are small islands compared to the rest of the world lol. All love bro 🤙🏽

[@francois9747]

@@nuttybangerz All love toko ahaha I'm part Tongan myself. Only joking, but low-key taking shots at other tongans who brag about not being colonized.

[@boxcuber]

@@francois9747 you will find the Germans tried to colonise Tonga and britain came to help tonga lol and Tonga had nothing to offer to britain cause lets be real they love the tongans hahaha

[@Kava650]

@@francois9747found a salty Fijian lol

[@aryan9145]

U should do a video of The Fijian Ratu Tui Polotu empire it stretches from vanuata, Fiji and Tonga while Samoans where invading Hawaii

[@keewaibk7947]

Tonga?😂😂 Yea no

[@gravellergear4703]

Tonga the only place that hasn't been colonized and maintains its monarch.

[@___C____]

@Tulouna Le Lagi a third of that line, as they also have the Tu’i Tonga and Tu’i Ha’atakalaua in their bloodline. Let’s not assume that some ancient colonization by bloodline supersedes the current state Tonga is in now. Yes, there is acknowledgment of the connection to Samoa, but that’s it. They’re Tongans by identity and culture in the end. So whatever you’re trying to prove here, please spare yourself the desperation and accept that Samoa is where it’s at through the choices they have made through the ages and so as Tonga’s. This whole cry of the Samoan connection, bloodline or whatever you want to call it just comes off as if someone is going through an identity crisis and appears you want to be Tongan. Ha’u ai leva, takanga etau fohe and stop this whole who rules what etc. it’s bloody 2022 mate.

[@___C____]

@Tulouna Le Lagi 🥱 Here’s a golden star for your rebuttal ⭐️🤙🏼 keep it up buddy.

[@kakalutangitangi9869]

Tui manua came from the village of Manuka in Tonga. They are know for their pigs eating sea urgent etc... They were chased out of Tonga and they went and started the Tui manuka now known as the Tui manua in Samoa

[@afuckup1437]

​@Tulouna Le Lagi Samoan way even 😂 forever twisting the narrative to make Samoa be the back bone of our history 😂 yous can't even be loyal to yourselves. Sending kids of to fight an American war just so yous can claim American currency 😂 America doesn't even acknowledge use as a state.. 🤦🤣 historic prefects even acknowledges Tongans why can't use. Always tryna force your history on to us like we don't know. Our history is your history

[@utahi404]

​@@kakalutangitangi9869 I'm highly invested in this Tui"Manua Clan. Do you know their name(s)?

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

I don't want to sound like I'm downgrading my fellow Tongan kainga but it's interesting and sad how we Samoans Mao'i started the honorable Tui Tonga royal line through the honorable Tui Manu'a line and ended it through honorable Sa Malietoa and the honorable Tui Kanokupolu royal clans, I mean that's a big defeat for the Tui Tonga empire and it's people, I guess that's why Samoa means Sacred Center because it is the home of TAGALOA.

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

@Green Sea Eagle Haha your pride is broken lol go look up your last kings funeral and you will see two of our Royals standing next to your current rulers the Tui Kanokupolu, Honorable Tui Atua and Honorable Mata'afa has close connection with your current rulers are known as Tui Kanokupolu, there's no more Tongan power in Tonga there's only "FaleUpolu-Kanokupolu" that's why yous adopted a lot of our Samoan culture, because your rulers are Samoan Moa'i from the beginning.

[@zeedstun9090]

@Green Sea Eagle Lol China??? How ironic coming from a country who owes more debt to China than Samoa 😂

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

@Green Sea Eagle Haha okay relax Mr toxic guy lol your broken pride is showing I'm just stating facts that has been chanted by our Senior Orators Chiefs here in Samoa, the only reason why Tui Tonga keep coming to Samoa is because Samoa is he's original home and where he's family resides, the "Tama a aiga"(Royals) of Samoa has big influence in Tonga today because they're part of the same lineage, there's no more Tongan power only the Power of "FaleUpolu" and the "FaleFa"(House of Four) both Tui Tonga and Tui Ha'atakalaua knew that Samoa held the highest Power in the South Pacific, that's why Tokelau means North and Tonga means South, Tui Tonga also didn't entered Manu'a tele islands because he knows the Tui Manu'a would end he's reign of power but I guess it was another clan that ended Tui Tongas power and that was Honorable Sa Malietoa, I mean getting kicked out of Samoa is not that bad but also being stripped from power in your own kingdom is embarrassing I guess the Tui Kanokupolu clan didn't show any remorse towards the Tui Tonga kings after they ended his title.

[@zeedstun9090]

@Green Sea Eagle The people of Tonga need to teach in their schools that the Tui Tonga didn't want to breed with Tonga women because it would poison their Samoan bloodline. It doesn't make any sense to you Tongan nationalists why the Tui Tonga would breed only with Samoan women and have their child as the next Tui Tonga instead of a full Tongan person 😂😂😂. It also doesn't make any sense to y'all why the Tui Tonga let the Samoan Kanokupolu and their Samoan supporters start the Tui Kanokupolu if they we're mostly Samoans😂. Unless you were royalty or from the Chiefly families most were considered "kau tu'avivi"(low born commoners) or "pōpula"(slaves), you guys are low born commoners who knows nothing about your real history 😂 There were Samoans in Tonga and yet they weren't slaves because they were families related to the Tui Tonga😂. Ask yourself why Tui Tonga would breed with slaves and have halfcast slave Tui Tongans😂 and also have slaves create a SAMOAN Tui Title Kanokupolu referencing to their Slave homeland??? Doesn't make any sense now does it??? You been hit in the face with your own slave logic 💯 no cap!!!!

[@jj0o788]

Y'all sound stupid. Wen y'all find how this relationship started ,Between Tonga and samoa then yall understand why certain stuff is the way it is. The Tu'i tonga line was defeated by religion not man. Which was a good thing because if the tui tonga clan had fought on. Probably be like the moari's(my race)and kill each other till there's only half races around. Its not whos tuff and did this and dat. They had respect. Something that was rare in those days. 💙TokoUso❤

[@josephwilliams3494]

This is like watching R-Kelly interview voice over in tongan 🤣😂😅🤣😂😅🤣😂

[@farflungtraveler]

Is it Tonga Time? I think it’s Tonga Time.

[@ariagia1]

So this short clip is a VIDEO OF WHICH FULL DOCUMENTARY

[@billteeen1778]

The most influential Empire which ever lead the whole island nations of the Pacific was the Pulotu Empire from Fejee..They were the reason we've got many similarities in our traditions,traditional costumes,place names,people names,counting numbers,same structures of double hull canoes..etc..The Tui Pulotus' lead the whole Pacific islands down to Madagascar(SE Africa)from the earliest BC Lapita "era" to the first 800yrs AD..source LDS headquarters,Salt Lake City,Utah,USA..

[@billteeen1778]

meyer.. yeah that's the case for the power hungered chief's of Feejee in the past..During our former statesmans time,he wanted to repay how his late dads death in the 1800s.Then he collected all the most ancient documents of Fejee with the original chiefs genealogy and he gave them to an American lawyer(who worked with Sir Author Gordon-Fijis' first Governor General) to burn them..Then what that American lawyer did was great, he hide them and took them to America for storage in the LDS headquarters in Salt Lake City..When their quarter was open in Tamavua Fejee few years ago,they transferred them there in LDS Tamavua..

[@anthonyahdar3132]

Yes I believe you, you are right !! All poly come from Fiji

[@francois9747]

You're not wrong. Fiji is the bridge between Melanesia and Polynesia.

[@jnavsslick3764]

Is there a book? Or any link

[@billteeen1778]

@A J oi did you know that the earlier Indonesians were also Fijians??..They were the ones that settled Pulotu or Bulotu in Sulawesi, Indonesia..Sulawesi itself is a Fijian name. Check it out on You Tube.And the ones who created the big concentric circles(origin or beginning of all living things)Fijian identity in Indonesia..Even Fijian names are in Maluku(Mollucas islands) like Bulu,Buli,Buru,Maluku itself nd Anabau or Babau in East Timor. Whose counting numbers from 1-10 is no difference to us Fijians..Dua,Rua,Tolu,Va,Lima,Ono,Vitu,Walu,Ciwa,Tini..Also,the pyramids which are covered with leaves or grass on a mountain looking images..But they are pyramids.The later settlers there in Indonesia were the descenadants of the later arrival Asians yeah..Why the Fijian names were so influential in the Pacific region was because of that Pulotu Empire who once led the whole Pacific islands nd other parts of the worlds coastal regions..Even some inner regions of the earth wherever they built, constructed, created or drew their concentric circles identity..nd pyramids..Did you know that the Fijian temple pyramid shape roofs nd double hulled canoe masts were the original formats where the idea of pyramid shape was taken from??..Its (pyramid)even in the Ovalau waters,Fiji as well as the Samoan ancient stone slabs pyramid..

[@tuksvueti5255]

Get your facts right it not fiji maafu conquered some parts of lau group not the whole country.

[@lionzion1879]

Tonga never conquered Fiji. I don't think they ever came to the highlands or the interior mountains of Fiji. But with early Christians and political parties trying to take over the Eastern part and some coastal areas like yasawa, sigatoka and maybe kadavu which yet, was never successful to dominate the Fijians.

[@francois9747]

Tonga almost conquered Fiji when they were lead by Cakobau. Only because there was already growing numbers of Tongans in Fiji in the 1800's due to given land to the Tongans who came to Fiji and serve in warfare under Fijian chiefs. Ma'afu came in, and took over Lau, most of Vanua Velu, and the Koro Sea. Ma'afu was threatening the supremacy of Cakobau, and with a debt to also pay to the American Navy for burning down an American man's house in a Fijian island called "nuku lau" Cakobau signed with the British, and became a colony. Tonga's conquest was diverted, and his debt was off his chest.

[@lionzion1879]

@@francois9747Almost ? , not even close. Ma'afu didn't conquer the whole of lau, they lost to the mighty warriors of matuku Island and the people of Gau Island. even lost in wairiki with 1500 men to 250 men of Tui cakau that was led by Golea. He was bestowed the title with the help of tui nayau and given land in vanua balavu. Hiding behind a Christian banner with a treacherous agenda to conquer and proclaimed superiority over Fiji. And he didnt conquer vanua levu either. alligned with Tui bua and Tui macuata to fight a common enemy of heathens as Christians would like to say. Eastern Fiji have a good history with the Tongans and ties between the royalty of Tonga. Unlike Tonga, Fiji was never a monarchy nor had any common ruler. So cakobau do not represent the whole of Fiji

[@francois9747]

@@lionzion1879 If he didn't conquer the whole of Lau, why was he the chief of Lau? He was the head of Tui Nayau, which represented the Lau group. Also, do you have any sources on the places that Ma'afu couldn't conquer?

[@lionzion1879]

@@francois9747 that's a title and has nothing to do with conquering the whole of lau. The same reason Cakobau has the title of tui Viti. The people of matuku have the whole story of ma'afus treachery and how he lured the chiefs of yaroi to surrender which didn't went well for him and his men. There's a beach called the dranitoga which means the blood of tongans where they lost to the matuku people. Fijians history was written by bias missionaries with their own agenda. Ma'afu was educated and his missionaries wrote his story has a conquer. Not the people of the land. They have their own story.

[@boxcuber]

@@lionzion1879 Howabout how your tui viti sold hes people to slavery for the white man hahahah