The Kingdom of Tonga has experienced a…

The Kingdom of Tonga has experienced a series of civil wars that ends in 1845 with the establishment of the Toupou dynasty.

Tāufa'āhau, who at at his baptism in 1831 had already declared himself as King George of Tonga, had made some raids on Tongatapu with his fierce warriors from Ha'apia and Vava'u the Tautahi (seawarriors), before 1845, but it is not until Aleamotu’a’s death this year that he has an excuse to conquer Tongatapu.

The chiefs have no other choice than to obey him, and he is installed as Tu'i Kanokupolu in Kolovai on December 4.

Niuafo’ou and Niuatoputapu will follow still later.

He makes Nuku'alofa the capital of his realm.