# Paulaho (Pau) - Tu'i Tonga

URL: https://allhistories.com/tonga/rulers/paulaho-pau-7
Reign: 1770 – 1784
Number in the list: 18
Dynasty: Tu'i Tonga
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu%CA%BBi_Tonga

No. 36 'Pau' on Wikipedia, 'Fatafehi Paulaho' in World Statesmen (b. c. 1749, d. 1784); Cook's records use 'Paulaho'. Wikipedia mentions a grand ceremony for his successor in 1777; dates from World Statesmen (secondary).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Tu'i Tonga nos. 30–35 (Fatafehi to Tu'ipulotu II)](https://allhistories.com/tonga/rulers/tui-tonga-nos-30-35-fatafehi-to-tuipulotu-ii-6)
- Next in list: [Ma'ulupekotofa](https://allhistories.com/tonga/rulers/maulupekotofa-8)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1773 - [James Cook names the Friendly Islands](https://allhistories.com/tonga/timeline/1773-james-cook-names-the-friendly-islands)
- 1777 - [Cook's eleven-week stay in Tonga](https://allhistories.com/tonga/timeline/1777-cook-s-eleven-week-stay-in-tonga)
- 1781 - [Mourelle reaches Vava'u](https://allhistories.com/tonga/timeline/1781-mourelle-reaches-vava-u)