Seru Epenisa Cakobau

Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau
King of Fiji
6th Vunivalu of Bau
King of Bau
King of Fiji
Reign5 June 1871 – 10 October 1874
SuccessorVictoria
Borncirca 1815
Natauloa, Nairai, Lomaiviti
Died1 February 1883 (aged 67–68)
SpouseAdi Litia Samanunu
Adi Salote Qalirea Kaunilotuna
IssueChildren by Adi Litia Samanunu:
Adi Arieta Koila
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau I
Adi Asenaca Kakua Vuikaba
Ratu Timoci Tavanavanua
Ratu Josefa Celua
Children by Adi Salote Qalirea Kaunilotuna:
Ratu Sukuna Vana
Ratu Viliame Bulu
Adi Lusiana Qolikoro
FatherTanoa Visawaqa
MotherAdi Savusavu
ReligionMethodist
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Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (pronounced [ˈseru epeˈniːsa ðakomˈbau]; occasionally spelled Cacobau) (c.1815 – 1 February 1883) was a Fijian chief, monarch, and warlord (Vunivalu) who united part of Fiji's warring tribes, establishing a Fijian kingdom. He served as its only king from 1871 to 1874.