Tags: Monarch.

Nga‘ara (reigned from the death of his father Kai Mako‘i ca. 1835 to his own death just before 1860) was the last great ‘ariki or paramount chief of Easter Island and the last master of rongorongo the Easter Island script.Before becoming king Nga‘ara ran a hare rongorongo (rongorongo school) at ‘Anakena Bay. Generally fathers would teach their sons and any other boys who were interested and Nga‘ara was the most famous teacher on the island.

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active years end year
1859-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1835-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1859-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
title
‘Ariki

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