Tuʻi Tonga Empire
The "Tuʻi Tonga Empire" or "Tongan Empire" in Oceania are descriptions sometimes given to Tongan expansionism and projected hegemony dating back to 950 AD, but at its peak during the period 1200–1500.
It was centered in Tonga on the island of Tongatapu at the capital of Muʻa. At its height, some claim that the empire stretched from Niuē to Tikopia and had an even greater sphere of influence.
While modern researchers and cultural experts will eagerly attest to widespread Tongan influence and evidences of transoceanic trade and exchange of material and non-material cultural artifacts, empirical evidence of a true political empire ruled for any length of time by successive rulers is lacking.
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