The KingdomofMerina, or Kingdom of Madagascar, officially the Kingdom of Imerina (Malagasy: Fanjakan'Imerina; c. 1540–1897), 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.
In 1883, France invaded the Merina Kingdom to establish a protectorate. France invaded again in 1894 and conquered the kingdom, making it a French colony, in what became known as the Franco-Hova Wars.
^Nielssen, Hilde (2011). Ritual Imagination: A Study of Tromba Possession Among the Betsimisaraka in Eastern Madagascar. BRILL. p. 50. ISBN 9789004215245. where the Protestant church became the state religion of the Merina Kingdom in1869
The Kingdom of Merina, or Kingdom of Madagascar, officially the Kingdom of Imerina (Malagasy: Fanjakan'Imerina; c. 1540–1897), was a pre-colonial state...
The Merina people (also known as the Imerina, Antimerina, or Hova; "those from the country where one can see far") are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar...
white were the colors of the Merinakingdom, which was conquered by France in 1896. They were used in the flag of the last Merina monarch, Queen Ranavalona...
the Merina monarchy until the French conquest of the MerinaKingdom during the Second Madagascar expedition. Below is a list of the line of Merina monarchs...
This is a list of wars and conflicts involving MerinaKingdom and later Madagascar since the nineteenth century to the present. Curtin, Philip D. (1998)...
Malagasy. The Sakalava and Merinakingdoms in particular exploited European trade to strengthen the power of their kingdoms, trading Malagasy slaves for...
eventually the Sakalava kingdom and bring them under the Merina crown. It is through this process that the ethnonym "Merina" began to be commonly used...
subsequent expansion of his kingdom into neighboring territories, thereby initiating the unification of Madagascar under Merina rule. Andrianampoinimerina...
the establishment of the office of chief minister in 1828, during the MerinaKingdom. Political parties Social Democratic Party (PSD) Malagasy Revolutionary...
intervention which took place in 1894–95, sealing the conquest of the MerinaKingdom on the island of Madagascar by France. It was the last phase of the...
territories. In 1883, the Franco-Hova Wars commenced between France and MerinaKingdom, but the outcome remained inconclusive. The British government acted...
works projects and develop a standing army of between 20,000 and 30,000 Merina soldiers, whom she deployed to pacify outlying regions of the island and...
slaves were brought into Madagascar's various kingdoms, and social strata emerged in Merinakingdom. The Hova emerged as the free commoners caste below...
established a protectorate over the MerinaKingdom on the island of Madagascar, with the consent of the United Kingdom. The French position on the island...
restored it as the capital of a united Kingdom of Imerina, also bringing neighboring ethnic groups under Merina control. These conquests continued under...
Antananarivo and the old heartland of the MerinaKingdom is located, speaks the Merina dialect. The Merina dialect is the basis of Standard Malagasy,...
Cakradhara, husband of Queen Tribhuwana Ratnapangkaja, husband of Suhita MerinaKingdom: Rainiharo Rainijohary [nl], husband of Ranavalona I Rainivoninahitriniony...
19th century, most of it was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Madagascar by a series of Merina nobles. The monarchy was ended in 1897 by the annexation...
Kongo Kingdom and the Mutapa Empire. The MerinaKingdom of Madagascar. Kingdom of Rwanda (abolished 1961) Kingdom of Burundi (abolished 1966) Ankole (Uganda)...
Franco-Hova War and consisted of a French military expedition against the MerinaKingdom on the island of Madagascar in 1883. It was followed by the Second Madagascar...
The Sakalava kingdom quickly subjugated the neighbouring territories in the Mahafaly area, starting with the southern ones. The Merina oral histories...
Rainilaiarivony, Commander-in-Chief of the military and the prime minister of the MerinaKingdom. A related term is éminence grise (French: "gray eminence"), a powerful...
coup was led by several côtier officers against a Merina military leader underscored the growing Merina/côtier polarization in the military. In an attempt...
Boina Kingdom in 1836-1839. Tsiomeko was the daughter of Taratra and a grand-niece of King Andriantsoly, who was driven out of Boina by the Merina armies...
State of Anjouan (1997–2008) Sultanate of Bambao (Ngazidja, 1886–1908) MerinaKingdom Mohéli (1997–1998) Mwali Sultanate Sultanate of Ndzuwani Sultanate...
2021-06-29. "구한 말 사용한 총기 관련한 문의가 있어서 적는 글". "The Malagasy Pith Helmet of the MerinaKingdom | Military Sun Helmets". Giletta, Jacques (2005). Les Gardes Personnelles...
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