List of rulers of Tahiti

[edit] Rulers (title Ari'i rahi)

Name	Born-Died	Reign Start	Reign End	Notes
Vai ra'a toa Taina Pōmare I	1743-1803	13 February 1791	3 September 1803	De facto paramount ruler from 1768, first as ari'i, then from 1774 as regent for Pŏmare II
Pōmare II	1774-1821	3 September 1803	22 December 1808	First reign, succeeded Pŏmare I at birth in 1774 as ari'i, exiled to Moorea in 1808
Vacant		22 December 1808	15 November 1815
Pōmare II	1774-1821	15 November 1815	7 December 1821	Second reign, reclaimed throne after the Battle of Te Feipi
Teri'i tari'a Pōmare III	1820-1827	7 December 1821	8 January 1827	Son of Pŏmare II
Teri'i tari'a Ari'i paea Vahine	1790-1858	7 December 1821	8 January 1827	Female; Regent for Pŏmare III
'Aimata Pōmare IV Vahine	1813-1877	11 January 1827	17 September 1877	Female; Daughter of Pŏmare II. Longest reigning ruler of Tahiti, ruled under French protectorate from 9 September 1842
Ari'i aue Pōmare V	1839-1891	17 September 1877	30 December 1880	Son of Pōmare IV. Last King of Tahiti, France annexed Tahiti and its dependencies on 29 June 1880