IN ORDER TO BE TAFAIFA OR TUPU OF SAMOA YOU MUST HOLD ALL 4 PARAMOUNT TITLES:
1) TUI ATUA TITLE 2) TUI AANA TITLE 3) VAETAMASOALII 4) GATOAITELE
QUEEN SALAMASINA WAS THE FIRST TO DO SO.
Salamasina is the most renown member of Samoan royalty remembered in oral traditions. She was the first person/female to hold all four paramount titles of Samoa and became known as Samoa's first “Queen” . Through her, most of the highest titles of Samoa are connected, to this day, making her a central figure in the history of Samoa. The genealogy of Salamasina is important in understanding early connections in West Polynesia; she was able to receive her paramount status precisely because of her genealogical connections to Samoa, Tonga and Fiji, and even ‘Uvea (Wallis Island).
The exact years at which she lived is open to question but most genealogies place her birth around the 15th century. Her heritage can be traced through three distinct lines. These lines are of Samoan, Tongan, and Fijian royalty.
Salamasina and Toga.
Tui toga had a daughter named Fitimaupaloga who traveled to Samoa in search of a husband. While in Samoa, she met a man named Samoanagalo. They married and produced a son named Sanalala. While out fishing one day, Sanalala was blown by a strong wind and landed at the village of Safata. He settled in Safata and eventually married Gasoloaiaolelagi. They had two daughters, Le‘atogaugatuitoga and Vaetamasoa. Vaetamasoa married a high chief of Samoa named Tui Aana and bore a son, Tamalelagi. Tamalelagi later was brought to Leulumoega, where the Tui Aana title was bestowed upon him and he married a daughter of a Tuitoga, named Vaetoeifaga. Salamasina was the daughter of Tui Aana Tamalelagi and Tui Toga's daughter Vaetoeifaga. Salamasina and Fiji.
Tuifiti was a king of Fiji who was given land in Samoa in return for services offered to Malietoa in wartime. He lived in the village of Poutasi. He married a Samoan woman and had a daughter named Totogata. Totogata married Malietoa La‘auli, who was the great-grandson of Malietoa Savea, the first of the Malietoa line. They had a daughter named Gasoloaiaolelagi. As has been stated above, Gasoloaiaolelagi married Sanalala (the grandson of Tuitoga & Samoanagalo). As already mentioned,they gave birth to Vaetamasoa, the grandmother of Salamasina.
During Queen Salamasina's reign in Samoa no WARS amongst villages, clans, or islands took place.
I wish to correct the assumption that Fitimaupuloga went to Samoa in search of a husband. Samoanagalo was forgotten in a Tongan Kalia that left Amoa for Vava'u. The young boy grew up in Vava'u and he was so handsome that Fitimaupuloga asked her father the sacred Tu'itonga to allow her to marry the common Samoan boy.
Malo e Lelei , Malo soifua, My mother's name is Salamasina and she is 80 years but she was born in Tonga and she doesn't remember anything about her Samoan family as she said that all she can remebered is her great grandmother was Samoan desecent. I hope that one day I will find out how that name game about?? Or maybe someone can help??
Really! I mean really! Who cares who's common or who's royalty.. But you have to claim that tongans are the only royalty..who gives a rats ass! We are all GODS children and yes he is the only KING. We all have royal blood..All this non sense, somehow we are all related, I am Samoan, Tongan & chinese and I love all my family. We are Polynesian ONE LOVE..
Really! I mean really! Who cares who's common or who's royalty.. But you have to claim that tongans are the only royalty..who gives a rats ass! We are all GODS children and yes he is the only KING. We all have royal blood..All this non sense, somehow we are all related, I am Samoan, Tongan & chinese and I love all my family. We are Polynesian ONE LOVE..
A e fia malamalama i le gafa o le Atunuu, ona fesili lea, e mataga lou post o nei mea eke le iloa. You have no idea what you talking about, E lua usuga a Malietoa Laauli, lona lua ia Totogata, faa'ee le gafa o Gato'aitele[tamatai] ma TauanuuFaiga [alii] tupuaga o le nuu o Tuanai. Le laina lea o le Malietoa e tupuga mai ai le Aiga lenei . ke le magao e eke iloaina MEASINA ia ale makou Aiga. Nevertheless I don't boast about these stuff, but remain Humble, leaga e le laititi le mea e Tupuga mai ai o'u Matua. Period.
Hi, Salamasina was the first queen of Samoa is still the only women to hold four titles of Samoa, that is Tui Atua ,Tui Aana and two titles ,the Gatoaitele and Tamasoali'i whic belong to the Malietoa ,Salamasinas fahter is Tui Aana her father was Tui Tonga , Her great great grandfather was Malietoa. She also connect to the Tui Atua tittle through her adopted mother Levalasi (So'oa'emalelagi) So your mothers name means ,The moon shine,or Moon lights ,In Samoa ,Sala mean shine moon mean masina.
