King George Tupou I

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:King
gptkbp:birth_date 1817-04-04
gptkbp:burial_place Mausoleum of the Kings of Tonga
gptkbp:children gptkb:Princess_Tuku'aho
gptkb:Prince_Tungi
Prince Tuku'aho
Princess Mele
gptkbp:cultural_impact Encouraged Christianity in Tonga
Promoted Tongan culture
Strengthened Tongan identity
gptkbp:death_date 1893-02-18
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Tupou
gptkbp:historical_significance Established a constitutional monarchy
First king of modern Tonga
Unified the islands of Tonga
gptkbp:honorific_prefix gptkb:KBE
His Majesty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King George Tupou I
gptkbp:influence Influenced Tongan culture
Influenced Tongan politics
Influenced Tongan society
gptkbp:known_for Establishing the Tongan monarchy
gptkbp:language_spoken English
Tongan
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Tongan_monarchy
Tongan independence
gptkbp:nationality Tongan
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Tongatapu
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Nuku'alofa
gptkbp:portrait Official portrait of King George Tupou I
gptkbp:predecessor King George Tupou II
gptkbp:reform Education reform in Tonga
Land reform in Tonga
Legal reform in Tonga
gptkbp:reign 1845
1893
gptkbp:reign_end 1893
gptkbp:reign_start 1845
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Polynesia
gptkb:Samoa
gptkb:Pacific_Islands
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significant_event Constitution of Tonga 1875
Tonga's independence from Britain
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Queen_Lavinia
gptkbp:successor King George Tupou II
gptkbp:title gptkb:Samoa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samoa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4