thumb|right|150px|Malietoa Laupepa, Malietoa from 1875 to 1898 thumb|right|150px|Malietoa Tanumafili I, Malietoa from 1898 to 1939 Mālietoa ( Mālietoa) is a state dynasty and one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa. It is the titular head of one of the two great royal families of Samoa: Sā Malietoa. Literally translated as "great warrior", the title's origin comes from the final words of Tu'i Tonga Talakaifaiki as he was fleeing on the beach to his boat, "Mālie toa, mālie tau" ("Great warrior, bravely you have fought")
thumb|right|150px|Malietoa Laupepa, Malietoa from 1875 to 1898 thumb|right|150px|Malietoa Tanumafili I, Malietoa from 1898 to 1939 Mālietoa ( Mālietoa) is a state dynasty and one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa. It is the titular head of one of the two great royal families of Samoa: Sā Malietoa. Literally translated as "great warrior", the title's origin comes from the final words of Tu'i Tonga Talakaifaiki as he was fleeing on the beach to his boat, "Mālie toa, mālie tau" ("Great warrior, bravely you have fought")
==History== In early Polynesian history the Tu'i Tonga dynasty from Tu'i Tonga 'Aho'eitutupu'a supreme ruler of Samoa and Tonga ruled from 400AD up until Tongan king Tu'i Tonga Talakaifaiki of the Tu'i Tonga dynasty ruled, around 1150 to 1400, over several western Polynesian polities including Lau group of islands (eastern Fiji), Niue, 'Uvea, Futuna, 'Upolu, and Savai'i). Tu'i Tonga Talakaifaiki established a long-term residence at Safotu, Savai'i, Samoa and installed his brother, Lautivunia, as governor of Western Samoa islands. Samoan lore suggests that Talakaifaiki's reign was one of tyranny and oppression that was highly resented by his Samoan subjects.
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