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Mahine Teheiura

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Reign
  
1810–1815

Died
  
1838

Predecessor
  
Tenania

Mother
  
Te-tu-ave-roa

Successor
  
Teriitaria II

Children
  
Tu’aitara, Ta’aroa’ari’i

Spouse
  
Vaea Pere-ra Tetua-apua Tao’a Mahine-vahine

Issue
  
Tu’aitara Ta’aroa’ari’i

Father
  
Mato Teri’i-te Po Are’i

Mahine', also called Te-hei-’ura or Puru (1761–1838) was the king of the island of Huahine. Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. He was born in 1761.

Mahine Tehei’ura became a king in 1810 after the abdication of Tenania, his brother. In 1815 he abdicated for his niece Teri'itaria of Raiatea.

References

Mahine Teheiura Wikipedia