Abba Thulle

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Abba Thulle [a] was the ibedul, ' paramount chief ' [b] of Koror whom the sailor Henry Wilson and his crew met on their voyage to Palau in 1783. [1] [2] His second son Prince Lee Boo became one of the first people from the Pacific Islands to visit Great Britain, but died six months after he departed. [3] He learned of his son's death when Captain John McCluer later visited the islands. [4] Andrew Cheyne wrote about his encounter with Abba Thulle in the book A description of islands in the western Pacific ocean, north and south of the equator. [5] William Lisle Bowles wrote a poem about him entitled Abba Thule's Lament For His Son Prince Le Boo. [6] A horse was named after him that later won the Doncaster Cup in 1790. [7]

Notes

  1. Abba Thulle is the English transcription of the title "Ibedul". Some sources spell it Abba Thule.
  2. Erroneously referred to as king.

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References

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  2. "Capt Henry Wilson". The British Museum. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. "Prince Lee Boo, second son of Abba Thule [picture]". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. Goetzfridt, Nicholas J.; Peacock, Karen M. (2002). Micronesian Histories: An Analytical Bibliography and Guide to Interpretations. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN   9780313291036 . Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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