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Kingdom of Fiji
Viti
1871–1874
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: "Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui" "Fear God and honour the King"
Capital
Levuka
Common languages
Fijian
Government
Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
• 1871–1874
Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau
Premier
• 1871–1872
Sydney Charles Burt
• 1872–1874
George Austin Woods
History
• Established
5 June 1871
• Annexed by the United Kingdom
10 October 1874
Currency
Fijian pound
Succeeded by
Colony of Fiji
Today part of
Fiji
The Kingdom of Fiji, 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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