ANSWER: No, the Tongans never invaded Samoa. The Tui Tongan originates from Tui Samoan entitlement. Tongans themselves are very connected to the Samoan people and their upper ranks once had entitlement claims to participate in Samoan entitlement, being that they have blood-tie links. There are resources that write Tonga as a separate nation and people than that of Samoan people, but the Tongan national identity was not established until the 1800s when Tonga allied to British Imperialism. Before that, the Tui Tonga participated in Samoan entitlement under a shared system where entitlement battle for claims of rank was expected.
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