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Landmark Americas archaeological

Langi Royal Tombs of Mu'a

1200 CE – 1800 CE · 600 years

Terraced stone pyramid tombs of the Tu'i Tonga kings at the ancient Tongan capital of Mu'a, built from coral limestone megaliths

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Who held this ground

Borders from dated snapshots, up to a century apart; precision varies.

Reconstruction

  1. Before it was built (3000 BCE–1100 CE)
  2. Tuʻi Tonga Empire (1200 CE–1815 CE) Border precision: Approximate
  3. Tonga (1880 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Defined
Border precision
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  • Approximate

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