Fiji during the time of Cakobau

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Reign of Cakobau 5 June 1871 – 10 October 1874
Monarch	Seru Epenisa Cakobau
Premier	Sydney C. Burt George Austin Woods John Bates Thurston
Nominated by	Levukan settlers
Seat	Levuka

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The first three-quarters of the 19th century were marked by tribal warfare, incursions from neighbouring Tonga, and the increasing encroachment of foreign powers. This period also saw the rise of a warlord by the name of Seru Epenisa Cakobau, who forged the first nation-state covering all of modern Fiji (except the island of Rotuma) in 1871, before ceding it to the United Kingdom in 1874.