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Merina Unification of Madagascar

1787 CE – 1828 CE · 41 years

Andrianampoinimerina reunited the Merina highlands from c. 1787 and set the goal of subjugating the whole island. His son Radama I, ruling 1810–1828, used a British-trained army to conquer roughly two-thirds of Madagascar.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Kingdom of Imerina (Andrianampoinimerina, Radama I)
  • Sakalava, Betsimisaraka, Bezanozano and Antesaka polities

Key moments

Defining events in the Merina Unification of Madagascar.

  1. 1817 Merina campaign to Toamasina
  2. 1824 Merina capture of Mahajanga
  3. 1827 Conquest of the Antesaka

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1787 CE and 1828 CE.

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