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| Malagasy | Merina Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | Dates unknown | 1540 – 1897 |
| Duration | — | 358 years |
| Kind | Culture sphere | Polity |
| Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Culture spheres | — | Malagasy |
| Linked events | 0 | 15 |
| Most common event | — | Construction |
| Borders recorded | — | 1792 – 1897 |
| Preceded by | — | — |
| Succeeded by | — | — |
About Malagasy
About Merina Kingdom
The Kingdom of Imerina (Malagasy: Fanjakan'Imerina; c. 1540–1897), also known as the Kingdom of Madagascar or the Kingdom of Merina, was a pre-colonial state off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 18th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar. It spread outward from Imerina, the Central Highlands region primarily inhabited by the Merina ethnic group with a spiritual capital at Ambohimanga and a political capital 24 km (15 mi) west at Antananarivo, currently the seat of government for the modern state of Madagascar. The Merina kings and queens who ruled over greater Madagascar in the 19th century were the descendants of a long line of hereditary Merina royalty originating with Andriamanelo, who is traditionally credited with founding Imerina in 1540.
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