[1] Among the bearers of the Roi Mata title, the most famous is the last one, a man believed to have lived around year 1600.

[2] That chief is often designated as "Roi Mata", with no formal distinction from its predecessors — a source of potential confusion.

[4][5] Roi Mata's elaborate grave, containing the bodies of over 25 members of his retinue, was discovered by French archaeologist José Garanger [fr] in 1967 and inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2008.

According to legend, when Roi Mata conquered the land, his first goal was to unite the tribes to form an army.

His body was not buried in his homeland and his name was not used in future generations because the locals feared his spirit.