...The Maori rebelled against the pakeha (white people) turning their traditional land into farms and ranches, and in 1858 chose the chief of the Waikato region of the North Island as the Maori King, trying to stop the white people from buying up land through a tribal alliance. In 1860, in Taranaki in the southern part of the North Island, 1,500 Maori warriors under Chief Kingi (1795-1882) clashed with 3,000 British and colonial soldiers and volunteers over land sales, which triggered the Maori Wars to spread throughout the North Island. Fighting continued sporadically until 1872, and the Maori King held out until 1881. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Kingi, W." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…マオリ系は,パケハpakeha(白人たち)が伝来の土地を農場や牧場に変えていくのに反発,北島ワイカト地区の大首長を58年〈マオリ王〉に選び,部族連合で白人の土地買収に歯止めをかけようとした。60年北島南部のタラナキで首長キンギWiremu Kingi(1795‐1882)以下のマオリ戦士1500人と,イギリス軍,植民地軍,志願兵3000人が土地売買をめぐって衝突し,これをきっかけにマオリ戦争が北島全域に広がった。戦闘は72年まで散発的に続き,マオリ王は81年までもちこたえた。… ※「キンギ,W.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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