Viti Levu | Tui | Tui, Pontevedra | Roko Tui Bau | John Tui | Tui T. Sutherland | Tui Cakau | tui (bird) | Viti Levu Snipe | Viti Levu Scrubfowl | Viti Levu Group | Tui Tokelau | Tui (bird) | tui | Katma Tui | HMNZS ''Tui'' | HMNZS Tui | Guo jin min tui | A possible portrait of Viti at the far right of this detail from Raphael's The School of Athens |
Williams held Cakobau, the Vunivalu (Paramount Chief) of Bau and self-proclaimed Tui Viti (King of Fiji) responsible for the looting, and, supported by the United States Navy, demanded US$43,531 in compensation, to cover Williams' losses, valued at US$5000, and claims by other settlers.
They are the heirs of Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the Vunivalu of Bau or Tui Levuka (Paramount Chief of Bau, on the eastern side of Viti Levu, Fiji's most populous island), who was the first chief to unite the entire country under his authority in 1871, when he was proclaimed Tui Viti (King of Fiji).
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".
Cakobau retained his position as Fiji's second most senior chief the title of Vunivalu of Bau,and formally ceded the highest and most precedent Chiefly title of Tui Viti or Paramount Chief of Fiji to the person of Her Majesty Queen Victoria which is currently held by her descendant Elizabeth II.