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Kingdom of Fiji
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Kingdom of Fiji Matanitu o Viti | |||||||||
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| 1871–1874 | |||||||||
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| Motto: "Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui" "Fear God and honour the King" | |||||||||
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| Capital | Levuka | ||||||||
| Common languages | Fijian | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1871–1874 | Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau | ||||||||
| Chief Secretary | |||||||||
• 1871–1872 | Sydney Charles Burt | ||||||||
• 1872–1874 | George Austin Woods | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 5 June 1871 | |||||||||
• Annexed by the United Kingdom | 10 October 1874 | ||||||||
| Currency | Fijian pound | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Fiji | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Fiji (Fijian: Matanitu o Viti), also known as the Kingdom of Viti, was a short-lived monarchy in Fiji. It existed from 1871 to 1874, with Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau as King.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ "Cakobau: the first (and last) king of Fiji". HistoryExtra. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Cakobau, King of Fiji". British Museum. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Nicole, Robert (15 October 2010). Disturbing History: Resistance in Early Colonial Fiji. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 16–24. ISBN 978-0-8248-6098-1.
- ^ Gonschor, Lorenz (30 June 2019). A Power in the World: The Hawaiian Kingdom in Oceania. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 122–127. ISBN 978-0-8248-8001-9.
- ^ Spurway, John (23 February 2015). Ma'afu, Prince of Tonga, Chief of Fiji: The life and times of Fiji's first Tui Lau. ANU Press. pp. 311–422. ISBN 978-1-925021-18-9.
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