King Taufa'ahau Tupou I

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Taufa'ahau_Tupou_I
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:George_Tupou_I
gptkbp:birthDate 1797
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Tāufaʻāhau
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Royal_Tombs,_Malaʻekula,_Nukuʻalofa
gptkbp:child gptkb:ʻElisiva_Fusipala_Taukiʻonetuku
gptkb:Vuna_Takitakimālohi
gptkbp:coronationDate 4 December 1845
gptkbp:deathDate 1893
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Tongan_royal_family
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Tupou
gptkbp:father gptkb:Aleamotuʻa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Taufa'ahau Tupou I
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Hoamofaleono
gptkbp:notableFor abolishing serfdom in Tonga
adopting Christianity
establishing the modern Kingdom of Tonga
promulgating the first written laws of Tonga
unifying Tonga
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Tongatapu,_Tonga
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
gptkbp:predecessor Position established
gptkbp:reignEnd 1893
gptkbp:reignStart 1845
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sālote_Lupepauʻu
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Tupou_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Father_of_His_Country
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5