Cakobau was crowned in May 1867 as King of Bau, and recognized as King of Fiji in 1871.
In the late 1840s, the Vunivalu or ruler of Bau, Tanoa Visawaqa (died 1852) declared himself Tui Viti, which translates as "King of Fiji" or "paramount chief of Fiji".
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