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Though it is no longer practised today, Tonga's ancient religion was practised for over 2,000 years, and some authors have characterised pre-contact Tonga as a theocracy.[1]
Christian missionaries arrived from the 1790s; they persuaded King George Tupou I to convert (1831) to Christianity. He ordered and strictly enforced that all Tongans become Christian and no longer practise the ancient polytheistic religion with its supreme god Tangaloa.[2][page needed]
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Gailey, Christine Ward (21 February 2020) [1992]. "State Formation, Development, and Social Change in Tonga". In Robillard, Albert B. (ed.). Social Change In The Pacific Islands (reprint ed.). Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781317726821. Retrieved 19 March 2024. Some authors have characterized this period [12th to 14th centuries CE] in Tongan history as a theocracy.
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