Andrianampoinimerina - King of Merina Kingdom

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Andrianampoinimerina - The-King-in-the-Heart-of-Imerina, short for Andrianampoinimerinandriantsimitoviaminandriampanjaka, was a Merina military and political leader of Madagascar.

Andrianampoinimerina was born in 1745 in Ikaloy in the kingdom of Ambohimanga. He was the son of Andriamiaramanjaka (King of Ikaloy) and Ranavalonanandriambelomasina (Princess of Ambohimanga). At 1787 he became king of the small Ambohimanga kingdom. In 1794 he conquered the neighbouring kingdom of Antananarivo and moved his headquarter to Antananarivo. After uniting the various Merina kingdoms from the central plateau of Madagascar, he also conquered other highland tribes (the Betsileo, Sihanaka, Bezanozano, and Bara territories). By 1810, the time of his death, Andrianampoinimerina had conquered two thirds of Madagascar and was king of a very powerful Merina Kingdom.

He issued many laws,


was king of the powerful Merina Kingdom.