Maseikula (pronounced: [maseikulaː]) was a Fijian High Chief. He was a Chief of the island of Nayau.
Maseikula | |
|---|---|
| Children | Vukinavanua |
| Parent | Buivaroro |
Maseikula was a son of High Chief Buivaroro and his wife,[1] the High Chiefess Tarau.[2] Maseikula's grandfather was Naosara. He was a progenitor of a prominent Fijian royal house.[3] It is possible that Maseikula was born on the island of Lakeba, where lived his uncle Kalouyalewa.[4] On the other hand, he may have been born on Nayau.
After his father died, Maseikula succeeded him.[5][6] Maseikula married an unknown woman, with whom he had two sons – Vakaoti and Vukinavanua.[7]
Vukinavanua ruled after Maseikula died, while Vakaoti had a title of Sau Mai.
Sources
edit- ^ Yalo i Viti: Shades of Viti by Fergus Clunie. Page 173. Fiji Museum.
- ^ Mai kea ki vei?: stories of Methodism in Fiji and Rotuma, 1835-1995: proceedings of the Fiji Methodist History Conference, Davuilevu, 10–13 October 1995. Written by Andrew Thornley. Davuilevu.
- ^ Vanua: towards a Fijian theology of place. By Ilaitia S. Tuwere. Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies, 2002.
- ^ Ai Vola tabu, sa volai kina na Veiyalayalati makawa kei na Veiyalayalati vou. Suva, Fiji.
- ^ Maseikula
- ^ Adi Tarau
- ^ Vakaoti