Battle of Mokuʻōhai

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The Battle of Mokuʻōhai was a pivotal 1782 conflict in Hawaii in which Kamehameha I defeated rival chiefs on the island of Hawaiʻi, helping to set the stage for his eventual unification of the Hawaiian Islands.

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Battle of Mokuʻōhai canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mokuohai ⓘ
belligerent allied chiefs opposing Kamehameha I ⓘ
forces loyal to Kīwalaʻō ⓘ
forces of Kamehameha I ⓘ
cause succession dispute after death of Kalaniʻōpuʻu ⓘ
combatantRoleOf Kamehameha I ⓘ
commander Kamehameha I ⓘ
conflictType civil war battle ⓘ
consequence strengthening of Kamehameha I’s political position on Hawaiʻi Island ⓘ
weakening of rival chiefly lines on Hawaiʻi Island ⓘ
date 1782 ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
hasPrimaryVictor Kamehameha I ⓘ
isPartOfHistoryOf Hawaii ⓘ
Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
languageOfName Hawaiian language ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay United States ⓘ
location Hawaii ⓘ
island of Hawaiʻi ⓘ
linked to: Hawaii Island
namedAfter Mokuʻōhai area on the island of Hawaiʻi ⓘ
partOf history of Polynesian warfare ⓘ
unification of the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
precededBy death of Kalaniʻōpuʻu ⓘ
region Polynesia ⓘ
result defeat of rival chiefs of Hawaiʻi Island ⓘ
victory for Kamehameha I ⓘ
significance helped set stage for unification of the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
pivotal conflict in rise of Kamehameha I ⓘ
year 1782 ⓘ

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Kamehameha I → battle → Battle of Mokuʻōhai ⓘ
Hawaiian warfare → historicalExample → Battle of Mokuʻōhai ⓘ