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Te Wherowhero, Potatau

(c. 1775–1860)

Angela Ballara

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/76174

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Te Wherowhero, Potatau (c. 1775–1860), Maori king and war leader, was born in the late eighteenth century, possibly between 1770 and 1780, and probably in central Waikato in the North Island of New Zealand. He was the eldest son of the Waikato war leader and (...

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date: 02 March 2021

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