List of emperors of Aotearoa
This list of emperors of Aotearoa presents the traditional and historical order of succession. Historical documentation of earlier reigns were compiled by the pre-Maori tribes known as the Tuatahi. According to the the religious traditions of Aotearoa, Tsamak established Madjavay, the first kingdom on Aotearoa in 450 BC and holds that the current monarch is a descendant of Tsamak. Between 1100 and 1200 AD the Māori settled the islands and established their own kingdoms in competition against the Tuatahi. This list follows the 1318 succession of the Madjavay princess Tjagul and the Ngāpuhi prince Raatana.
| Emperor of Aotearoa | |
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Oikarewa II since February 6, 1956 | |
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| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir apparent | Crown Prince Kai |
| First monarch |
Chief Tsamak (450 BC) Emperor Ahinariki (1318 AD) |
According to Maori tradition, Ahinariki was the first Emperor of Aotearoa (Ahurei o Aotearoa) and was destined by the god Atuaotera to lead the nation in 1318 AD. Ahinariki is by legend a descendent of the Madjavay princess Tjagul and the Māori prince Raatana. The current monarch, Oikarewa II claims succession from both Tsamak and Ahinariki.
Tohunga Rangatira of Madjavay
| No. | Portrait | Personal name | Posthumous name | Reign and era name | Life details |
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| 1 | Tsamak |
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| 2 | Uka |
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| 3 | Upihuner |
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| 4 | Omah |
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| 5 | Ukananom |
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| 6 | Omahopihuner |
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| 7 | Nanom |
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| 8 | Ukaomah |
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| 9 | Tsamaknanom |
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| 10 | Pahko |
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| 11 | Pahkomah |
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| 12 | Tawa | ||||
| 13 | Tawauka |
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House of Ahinariki
| No. | Portrait | Name | Reign and era name | Life details |
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| 1 | Ahinariki | Ahinariki period (1318-1354) | Adopted son of Madjavay princess Tjagul and Māori tribal leader of the Ngāpuhi, Raatana, child of a solar ray created by Atuaotera off the coast of Cape Reinga. Established the Runanga Amokapua ("Assembly of Priests") and assisted in the writing of the religious codex Tuhitapu. | |
| 2 | Anakoni | Anakoni period (1354-1369) | Son of Ahinariki and Ātaahua, subordinate religious leader under Uawhaki. Emperor during the Rerenga conquest of Ngāti Tamaterā, Waikato Tainui and Ngāti Tūwharetoa during the Waikato War.
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| 3 | Kahurangi | Kahurangi period (1369-1406) |
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