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Updated: May 19, 2025
The natives say it was the treasure-house of Chau-te-leur, a mighty king who reigned long 'before their fathers. As Chan is the ancient Ponapean word both for sun and king, the name means, without doubt, 'place of the sun king. It is a memory of a dynastic name of the race that ruled the Pacific continent, now vanished just as the rulers of ancient Crete took the name of Minos and the rulers of Egypt the name of Pharaoh.
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