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Riwha Tītokowaru (born Riwha, c. – 18 August ) was a Taranaki Māori rangatira, military commander, general and religious leader. He is considered to be one of the most capable and influential military strategists in New Zealand history. He waged a war against invading settlers and Crown forces which became known as Tītokowaru's War. Mahatma Gandhi - South Africa, Salt March ... - Biography
Tītokowaru was born near Ōkaiawa, in South Taranaki, probably about He belonged to Ngāti Manuhiakai hapū of Ngā Ruahine, a section of Ngāti Ruanui. He traced his descent from Turi and Rongorongo, and from Manuhiakai. 
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Tītokowaru, of the south Taranaki tribe Ngā Ruahine, was born in about He grew up in the shadow of the ‘ Musket Wars ’, and is said to have received formal training as a tohunga (Māori spiritual expert). Later he learned to write in Māori, and he became a Christian in the early s. Tītokowaru - Wikipedia
I whānau a Tītokowaru i te tau pea, e pātata ana ki Ōkaiawa, i Taranaki ki te tonga. Nō Ngāti Manuhiakai ia, he karangatanga hapū tēnei nō Ngā Ruahine, he wāhanga anō hoki nō Ngāti Ruanui. I takina mai tōna kāwai i a Turi rāua ko Rongorongo, ki a Manuhiakai, ki a Tūnuiāmoa. Links and sources – Tītokowaru, Riwha – Te Ara Encyclopedia ...
Riwha Titokowaru (c. - ) became a Māori leader in the Taranaki region and one of the most successful opponents of British colonisation anywhere. Riwha was a subtribal leader (having succeeded his father "Titokowaru") of the Ngāti Ruanui iwi in South Taranaki. Riwha Tītokowaru - Puke Ariki
Thomas McDonnell was prominent in Tītokowaru’s campaign. He attacked Tītokowaru’s stronghold in Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu three times without success and blamed his subordinates for his defeat. McDonnell was then replaced by his rival George Whitmore. Riwha Tītokowaru - New Zealand History
Tītokowaru (as Joseph Otene) was still a Wesleyan Native Assistant Missionary (based at Mangatāwhiri) in early , but he may have fought for the Kīngitanga during the Waikato war of – In a new religious faith, Pai Mārire, grew out of the conflict over land in Taranaki. Its founder, Te Ua Haumēne, had also worked for John Skevington.
Riwha Tītokowaru (born Riwha, c. 1823– 18 August 1888) was a Taranaki Māori rangatira, military commander, general and religious leader. He is considered to be one of the most capable and influential military strategists in New Zealand history. He waged a war against invading settlers and Crown forces which became known as Tītokowaru's War.
He was recognized as a gifted teacher and prophet very early in his life, and so as a child his tribe took care to protect him from the. Tītokowaru was born near Ōkaiawa, in South Taranaki, probably about 1823. He belonged to Ngāti Manuhiakai hapū of Ngā Ruahine, a section of Ngāti Ruanui. He traced his descent from Turi and Rongorongo, and from Manuhiakai.
TITOKOWARU – 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand – Te Ara
Biography. Tītokowaru was born near Ōkaiawa, in South Taranaki, probably about He belonged to Ngāti Manuhiakai hapū of Ngā Ruahine, a section of Ngāti Ruanui. He traced his descent from Turi and Rongorongo, and from Manuhiakai.