Makea Pori Ariki | |
High Chief of Te Au O Tonga | |
Birth Date: | Unknown |
Birth Place: | Avarua, Rarotonga |
Death Date: | 28 October 1839 |
Reign: | 1823–1839 |
Dynasty: | Makea Nui dynasty |
Predecessor: | Makea Tinirau Ariki |
Successor: | Makea Davida Ariki |
Royal House: | House of Te Au O Tonga |
Issue: | Makea Te Vaerua Ariki |
Makea Pori Ariki (b – 28 October 1839) was a sovereign of the Cook Islands. He was the ariki (king or high chief) of the Makea Nui (Great Makea) dynasty, one of the three chiefdoms of the Te Au O Tonga tribe on the island of Rarotonga.
He succeeded his father Makea Tinirau Ariki after his death in 1823. In the same year, the English missionary John Williams arrived at Rarotonga, intending to convert the population to Christianity. After agreeing to destroy their temple and the pagan idols of his tribe, Makea Pori Ariki was baptized in 1825.[1]
He died on 28 October 1839 and was succeeded by his eldest son Makea Davida.[2]