Roko Taltiai Tupou 3rd Tui Nayau [66262]

  General Notes:

3rd Tui Nayau 1833/1875
His reign marked the growth of Christianity in Lau and the slow expansion of Tongan ambitions in Fiji; he accepted the Christian faith in 1849; he concluded a Treaty of Friendship between the Kingdom of Lakeba and the Kingdom of Tonga in 1865.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/fiji/i358.html#I358

  Research Notes:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/fiji/i358.html#I358

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: 3rd Tui Nayau, 1833. Tu'i Nayau is the title held by the paramount chief of the Lau Islands in Fiji and is synonymous with the title holders over lordship of these islands. When translated, Tu'i Nayau means "Lord of Nayau ", an island north of Lakeba , the latter accepted by many to be the chiefly island in the Lauan archipelago. Prior to being installed as Tu'i Nayau, the claimant must first be confirmed upon the decision of the noble households making up the Vuanirewa clan and then installed Sau or High Chief of Lau. Not every Sau has been installed Tu'i Nayau.

See:

The Three Legged Stool Selected Writings of Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, edited by Deryck Scarr. Published by Macmillan Education.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tui_Nayau#cite_note-1

Lau Islands, Fiji by A.M Hocart. Published by the Bishop Museum, Hawaii .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tui_Nayau#cite_note-2

Taltiai married Adi Gativi [66261] [MRIN: 551619342], daughter of Ratu Lalabalavu Baleinamatau Tuikilakila 6th Tui Cakau [66244] and Adi Gona [66245], in 1837.