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the unifier and first king of Tahiti and founder of the Pomare dynasty and the Kingdom of Tahiti between 1788 and 1791. He abdicated in 1791, but remained in power as the guardian regent during the minority of his successor Pomare II from 1791 until 1803. As king, Pomare succeeded in uniting the different chiefdoms of Tahiti into a single kingdom, composed of the islands of Tahiti itself, Mo'orea, Meheti'a, and the Teti'aroa group. He thus became the first king of unified Tahiti in 1788. He married 4 times and had three sons and three daughters. He died from thrombosis.
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