he was about 80 when he died in 1849. So his age now would be in the 200's.
Tamihana Te Rauparaha died in 1876.
Tamihana Te Rauparaha has written: 'Life & times of Te Rauparaha' -- subject(s): Biography, History, Kings and rulers, Maori (New Zealand people), Ngati Toa (New Zealand people)
Te Rauparaha wrote the haka after an old man hid him in a kumara pit when his enemies were coming to get him.
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Paramount chief of Ngati Toa Iwi, Te Rauparaha was a famous figure during the inter-tribal wars that took place in the the first half of the 19th century. He is most well known for His Haka, Te Rauparaha's Haka or Ka Mate! which is now performed by many sporting teams representing Aotearoa New Zealand.
Riwha Tītokowaru was a great Maori leader. He fought against the taking of Maori land.
Te Rauparaha
Ian H. Brewer has written: 'Te Rauparaha'
Ka Mate! (Te Rauparaha's Haka) and Kapa O Pango.
Te Rauparaha's Ngati Toa lived at kawhia (on the west coast of the North Island between Raglan and Taranaki) until the Battle of Kawhia which took place around the turn of the 19th century when Te Rauparaha's belligerent and murderous behaviour finally united the other Iwi's of Tainui against him. A three-pronged land and sea attack on his Kawhia strongholds forced Te Raupraha and his Ngati Toa into giving up their lands and fleeing southwards.
Te Rauparaha died in 1849.
Once when pursued by his enemies, Te Rauparaha came to Te Wharerangi and asked for his protection. The latter hid him in a kumara pit with his wife sitting over the entrance. According to custom, this was considered strange. Firstly, no male would ever place himself in a position beneath the genitals of a woman. Secondly, the female organs were believed to have a shielding effect. Of course, in times of danger Te Rauparaha was willing to forego custom in order to survive.