Roko Tui Dreketi

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Roko Tui Dreketi is the paramount chiefly title of the traditional ruler of Fiji’s Rewa Province and one of the highest-ranking titles in the Fijian chiefly system.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Roko Tui Dreketi canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Fijian chief ⓘ
Fijian chiefly title ⓘ
paramount chief title ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup iTaukei (indigenous Fijians) ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
associatedWithIsland Viti Levu (Rewa region) ⓘ
linked to: Viti Levu
associatedWithPeople Rewa people ⓘ
associatedWithProvince Rewa Province ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Christianity (predominant in Rewa) ⓘ
associatedWithRiver Rewa River ⓘ
authorityOver traditional affairs in Rewa ⓘ
chieflySystem Fijian chiefly system ⓘ
country Fiji ⓘ
culturalContext iTaukei Fijian society ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
culturalSignificance symbol of Rewa identity ⓘ
governs traditional chiefly hierarchy in Rewa ⓘ
governsTraditionalLand Rewa traditional lands ⓘ
hasGenderTradition can be held by women ⓘ
hasHistoricalContinuity pre-colonial to modern Fiji ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Rewa chiefly clans ⓘ
hasPoliticalInfluence in Fijian national affairs through chiefly system ⓘ
hasSymbolicRole guardian of Rewa customs and traditions ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Ro Teimumu Kepa ⓘ
holdsTitle Roko Tui Dreketi ⓘ
honorificPrefix Ro ⓘ
influences cultural practices in Rewa ⓘ
customary law in Rewa ⓘ
social hierarchy in Rewa ⓘ
isParamountChiefOf Rewa Province ⓘ
languageOfTitle Fijian ⓘ
linkedTo Burebasaga confederacy leadership ⓘ
partOf confederacy of Burebasaga (traditional Fijian polity) ⓘ
rankInFijianChieflySystem one of the highest ⓘ
recognizedBy Fijian customary institutions ⓘ
region Viti Levu ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence central and southeastern Fiji ⓘ
successionType hereditary succession within chiefly lineage ⓘ
titleLanguageScript Latin alphabet ⓘ
titleType hereditary chiefly title ⓘ
traditionalFunction arbitration of disputes in Rewa ⓘ
presiding over ceremonies in Rewa ⓘ
stewardship of land and fishing rights in Rewa ⓘ
traditionalResidenceArea Rewa Delta ⓘ
traditionalRole traditional ruler of Rewa Province ⓘ
traditionalStatus paramount chief of Rewa ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rewa Province → hasTraditionalChiefTitle → Roko Tui Dreketi ⓘ
Ro Teimumu Kepa → holdsTitle → Roko Tui Dreketi ⓘ
subject linked to: Roko Tui Dreketi