Ratu Epeli Nailatikau Turaga na Vunivalu ni Bau [284] ⁹³

   Other names for Epeli were Ratu Abel and Ratu Epeli.

   FamilySearch ID: LVWD-L1R.

  General Notes:

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  Research Notes:

Ratu Epeli Nailatikau I (1842 - 1901) was a Fijian Paramount Chief, who was posthumously made the Vunivalu of Bau . He was the eldest son of the first Tui Viti , Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau and his first wife, Adi Litia Samanunu .
He acted as his father's right-hand man in the Bauan struggles for power, and was subsequently made a Governor of many of the Fijian states, (including being made the Roko Tui Tailevu ) and a minister in various early portfolios. He was also a signatory to the 1874 Deed of Cession to Great Britain

Ratu Epeli's eldest son, Ratu Penaia Kadavulevu inherited the title of Vunivalu, while his second daughter, Adi Moce was the wife of Ratu Alifereti Finau and the grandmother of Fiji's Founding Father , Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epeli_Nailatikau_I

Vunivalu 1883-1901

Ratu Epeli Nailatikau 1883/1901, born 1842, Roko Tui Tailevu, never installed as the 7th Vunivalu of Bau, but posthumously recognized as such, married 1stly, Adi Kelera (Na Baubau), married 2ndly, Adi Nanise, married 3rdly, Adi Koila, and had issue. He died 1901.
Ratu F. L. Temesia (by Adi Kelera)
Ratu Etuate Wainiu (by Adi Kelera), married and had issue.
Adi Kelera, married and had issue.
Adi Miriama Vireti
Ratu Penaia Kadavulevu (by Adi Nanise) (qv)
Ratu Tuisavura
Adi Lagilagi
Adi Ateca Moceiwaqa, married Ratu Alifereti Finau, Tui Nayau, died April 1934, and had issue.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/fiji/vunivalu.html

  Noted events in his life were:

• Fact 1: 1st son. 1st son

• Acceded: Roko Tui Tailevu.

• Ceded Fiji to Great Britain, 1874. He was also a signatory to the 1874 Deed of Cession to Great Britain

• Acceded: Turaga na Vunivalu ni Bau, 1883-1901, Bau, Tailevu, Fiji, Pacific Islands. Turaga na Vunivalu ni Bau is the Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy , loosely translated the title means Warlord of Bau or Root of War.

The Turaga na Vunivalu ni Bau is the Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy, which belongs to the Tui Kaba clan based on Bau Island, and is generally considered to be the highest chiefly title in Fiji. The succession to the title does not follow primogeniture, but the candidate must be a high ranking member of the Tui Kaba clan. The Vunivalu when installed, also takes the title of Tui Levuka, as he is the traditional leader of the Levuka people of Lakeba, Lau. The wife of the Vunivalu is titled Radini Levuka.

Epeli married Adi Lavenia Radini Levuka [285] [LVWD-GD6] [MRIN: 102], daughter of Ratu Tevita Vodovakatani [286] and Unknown, in Fiji, Pacific Islands. (Adi Lavenia Radini Levuka [285] [LVWD-GD6] was born in Fiji, Pacific Islands and died in Fiji, Pacific Islands.)

Epeli next married Adi Kelera (Na Baubau) [66451] [MRIN: 551619408].

Epeli next married Adi Nanise [66452] [MRIN: 551619409].

Epeli next married Adi Koila [66453] [MRIN: 551619410].