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The First Madagascar expedition was the beginning of the Franco-Hova War and consisted of ... Following their capture of Mauritius from the French in 1810 during the ...
1745–c. 1787–1810: Radama I King of Madagascar 1793–1810–1828: Ranavalona I Queen of Madagascar 1778–1828–1861: Andriamihaja: Rainiharo d. 1852: Rainijohary: Radama II King of Madagascar 1829–1861–1863: Ranavalona II Queen of Madagascar 1829–1868–1883: Rainilaiarivony Prime Minister of Madagascar 1828–1864– 1895–1896 ...
Radama I "the Great" (c. 1793–1828) was the first Malagasy sovereign to be recognized as King of Madagascar (1810–1828) by a European state, Great Britain. He came to power at the age of 17 following the death of his father, King Andrianampoinimerina.
Government flags used from 1810 to 1885. The Kingdom of Merina, also known as the Kingdom of Madagascar and 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.
King Andrianampoinimerina (1785–1810) and his son, Radama I (1810–1828) succeeded in uniting nearly all of Madagascar under Merina rule. These kings and their successors descended from a line of ancient Merina royalty who ruled the lands of Imerina in the central Highlands of Madagascar since at least the 16th century.
The Rova of Antananarivo / ˈ r uː v ə / (Malagasy: Rovan'i Manjakamiadana [ˈruvᵊn manˌdzakəmiˈadə̥nᵊ]) is a royal palace complex in Madagascar that served as the home of the sovereigns of the Kingdom of Imerina in the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as of the rulers of the Kingdom of Madagascar in the 19th century.
1793 – 27 July 1828 (aged 35) 6 July 1810: 27 July 1828: Son of Andrianampoinimerina: Merina: Ranavalona I: 1778 – 16 August 1861 (aged 83) 1 August 1828
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