Pōmare I
| Pōmare I | |
|---|---|
Painting of Pōmare I by John Webber | |
| King of Tahiti | |
| Reign | 1788 – 13 February 1791 |
| Predecessor | Inaugural |
| Successor | Pōmare II |
| Born | Tunuiea’aiteatua Vaira’atoa Taina c. 1753 Pare, Tahiti |
| Died | September 3, 1803 Matavai, Tahiti |
| Burial | Pōmare Royal Cemetery, Papaʻoa, ʻArue |
| Spouse | Itia Tetuanuireia ite ra’i atea Vairiti Pateamai Teano Pipiri (junior wife) |
| Issue | Teri’inavahoroa v. Pōmare II Teri’itapunui Vehiatua VIII Teheimaitua v. Oroho |
| House | House of Pōmare |
| Father | Teu Tunuieaite Atua |
| Mother | Tetupaia i Hauiri |
| Religion | Tahitian |
Pōmare I (c. 1753 – September 3, 1803) (fully in old orthography: Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua-i-Tarahoi Vaira'atoa Taina Pōmare I; also known as Tu or Tinah or Outu, or more formally as Tu-nui-e-a'a-i-te-atua) was the unifier and first king of Tahiti and founder of the Pōmare dynasty and the Kingdom of Tahiti between 1788 and 1791. He abdicated in 1791 but remained in power as the guardian regent during the minority of his successor Pōmare II from 1791 until 1803. He is best known in the western world for being the ruler of Tahiti during the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789.