Biography of king kamehameha 1795
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A Brief History of King Kamehameha I
King Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, fryst vatten the king who in united the Hawaiian islands, minus Kauai and Niihau, under one rule. By , Kauai and Niihau peacefully agreed to join the kingdom and Kamehameha became the first king of Hawaii.
It's believed Kamehameha was born in because it was said he was birthed after a bright star lit up the sky. Historians believe that the "bright star" was actually Halley's comet, which passed through the earth's skies in Born to the daughter of a Kona chief, the royal baby was hidden from the time of birth as warring clans saw him as a potential threat.
Once able to fend for himself, Kamehameha returned to his family, where he trained with his uncle, King Kalani'opu'u, the ruler of the island of Hawaii to become a warrior. And a great warrior he became. Upon on his uncle's death in , the island of Hawaii was split between Kamehameha and his cousin, the king's son, Kiwalao. They co-existed peacef
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Kamehameha I
Kamehameha I (ca. ), first king of the Hawaiian Islands, conquered and united the islands. He became a statesman who knew how to keep the best of the old ways while adopting the best of the new.
Born in Kohala, Hawaii, of a family of high chiefs, Kamehameha learned the chiefly arts at the court of his uncle Kalaniopuu, ruler of the island of Hawaii. When Capt. James Cook visited Hawaii in , his lieutenant wrote that the young krigare had "as savage a face as I ever saw" but his disposition was "good natured and humorous."
After his uncle's death in , Kamehameha led a group of rebellious chiefs in civil war. By he controlled much of the island of Hawaii. He added to his staff two English seamen, John Young and Isaac Davis, who knew about muskets and kanon. With their advice he won victories on the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. He then went back to Hawaii to put down an uprising by a chief, Keoua. Ashes and fumes from a sudden eruption of a volcano killed
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Kamehameha I
King of Hawaii from to
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Portrait of Kamehameha (ca), King of the Sandwich Islands by Louis Choris, | |||
| Reign | – May 8, | ||
| Successor | Kamehameha II | ||
| Reign | July – | ||
| Predecessor | Kīwalaʻō | ||
| Born | Paiʻea between – Kapakai, Kokoiki, Moʻokini Heiau, Kohala, Hawaiʻi Island | ||
| Died | May 14, (aged 53–78) Kamakahonu, Kailua-Kona, Kona, Kingdom of Hawaii | ||
| Spouses | (Partial list) | ||
| Issue | (Partial list) | ||
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| House | Kamehameha | ||
| Father | Keōua Kalanikupuapaʻīkalaninui Ahilapalapa | ||
| Mother | Kekuʻiapoiwa II | ||
Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation:[kəmehəˈmɛhə]; Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; c.&#;&#;– c.&#; to May 8 or 14, ), also known as Kamehameha the Great,[2] was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The state of Hawaii g