Before
the arrival of the Portuguese the people of Atabai lived as a free society.
They had their own king. The first king of Atabai was named Rapubuti. He was
from the village of Tutubaba (former Cutubaba/Kota-baba), sacred house of Kelama. While
he was reigning, he was always fair and clear to the people, so he was honoured
a lot. His tasks were to teach the people to plant fruits, vegetable gardens
and to raise animals. The people enjoyed the outcome of this and a part was
given to the king. When he died, the seat was given to his child named Tesmali.
He became the second liurai, from
the same village and sacred
house.
During
the rule of Liurai Tesmali,
the Portuguese came into the country. As a sign for his good deeds they gave
him the Portuguese flag and a couple of other items. Then Tesmali started
working together with the Portuguese and Atabai ended up being ruled by the
Portuguese. He had a wife from the village Paselara (now is Aidabaleten). They lived together in
peace and loved each other but they had no children. When Liurai Tesmali died there was no
one to replace him. His wife then took the Portuguese flag from Tutubaba to
her village Paselara. There she established a new kingdom with a new liurai. The kingdom had been established in Aidabaleten. That was the end of the kingdom of
Atabai.
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