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Turaga na Roko Tui Bau is a vassal chief to the Vunivalu of Bau, Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy.〔The Fijians - Page 62, 1908.〕 From his seat at the chiefly residence of Naicobocobo, the ''Roko Tui Bau'' is Suzerain of the Vusaratu chiefs which include the ''Roko Tui Viwa, Roko Tui Kiuva, Tui Nuku'' and has special relationships with the related titles of ''Roko Tui Dreketi, Ratu Mai Verata, Roko Tui Namata, Roko Tui Veikau, Tui Vuya'' and many other chiefly titles in Fiji's Chiefly Households. The succession to the title does not follow primogeniture, but the candidate must be a high-ranking member of the Vusaratu clan. Although the Roko Tui Bau is technically a subordinate chief, the selection process is completely independent of the ''Vunivalu'' and his Tui Kaba clan. ==Status== The Vunivalu was not always the senior Chieftain in Kubuna and Bau. The title was considered subordinate to the Roko Tui Bau.〔(Apologies to Thucydides ): Understanding History as culture and Vice Versa – pages 27, 52, 63, 162, 198, 211, 216, 233, 249,〕〔Fiji’s Heritage a history of Fiji by Kim Gravelle reprinted under its new name in 2000 it was originally published as Fiji Times a history of Fiji in 1979. ISBN 982-214-001-0, Published by Tiara enterprises Nadi, Part 10 Page 44 – reference to Paper by Deve Toganivalu documenting Bauan pre-history and the superiority of the Roko Tui Bau as supreme Chief of Bau and the Vunivalu as his second.〕 Power struggles between the various chiefly households came to a head with the exile of the Vunivalu Tanoa Visawaqa in the early 19th century after a series of murders and reprisals.〔〔Oceania By University of Sydney, Australian National Research Council - 1930, Ratu Tanoa and the battle at Lomaloma secures his supremacy〕 His son Seru Epenisa Cakobau however was allowed to remain in Bau during his fathers exile. Cakobau gained power by subverting the Lasakau people to plot and execute the overthrow of the ruling group, led by Ratu Ravulo Vakayaliyalo, in 1837; Seru Epenisa Cakobau then reinstated his father as ruler.〔Tukutuku, Raraba, History of Bau〕 After the expulsion of the ''tokatoka'' ''Vuaniivi'', they re-established themselves at Vanua Balavu as the Rasau line of chiefs of Lomaloma. The leadership of the Mataqali ''Vusaratu'' and that of the wider Vusaratu chieftains was reestablished under a new dynasty led by the Tokatoka ''Nacokadi''. To cement this relationship, Cakobau took two of the new Roko Tui Bau's daughters as wives: Adi Salote Qalirea Kaunilotuma and Adi Litia Samanunu. A third dynasty was established when the title passed to Ratu Dr. Jione Atonio Rabici Doviverata, by blood a scion of the Tui Kaba, the chiefly clan of the Vunivalu of Bau but traditionally adopted as heir by the previous title-holder. The current holder of the title is Ratu Dovi's eldest son, Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, who has served as a High Court judge, Vice-President of Fiji, and Chief Justice of Nauru. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roko Tui Bau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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