Kamehameha I unites Hawaii

Name: Kamehameha I unites Hawaii
Start: 1810
Location: Hawaiian Islands

1810 · Hawaiian Islands · Oceania · Politics

Rival islands merge into a kingdom that lasts until 1893

Kamehameha I unites Hawaii — Louis Choris · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

After years of war the chief Kamehameha conquered the islands, and in 1810 the ruler of Kauaʻi accepted his rule. The Kingdom of Hawaii he founded lasted until American planters overthrew the monarchy in 1893.

State: Kingdom of Hawaï'i

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