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unusual facts about Tuʻi Tonga



Monuments of Tonga

It is named for Tuʻi ʻUluakimata I, also known as Teleʻa, who is thought to have had it built for himself in the 16th century.

The earliest person to have been buried there is thought to be Fatafehi, daughter of Tuʻi Tuʻitatui; the earliest tombs have been tentatively dated back to the mid-thirteenth century.

It is thought to have been erected around the year 1200, under the reign of Tuʻi Tuʻitatui.


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