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 Merina kingdom, which was conquered by France in 1896. They were used in the flag of the last Merina monarch, Queen Ranavalona...

monarchy of the Merina Kingdom, and resulted in Madagascar becoming a French colony. The term "Hova" referred to a social class within the Merina class structure...

the Merina monarchy until the French conquest of the Merina Kingdom during the Second Madagascar expedition. Below is a list of the line of Merina monarchs...

This is a list of wars and conflicts involving Merina Kingdom and later Madagascar since the nineteenth century to the present. Curtin, Philip D. (1998)...

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...

Malagasy. The Sakalava and Merina kingdoms in particular exploited European trade to strengthen the power of their kingdoms, trading Malagasy slaves for...

commoners, were one of the three principal historical castes in the Merina Kingdom of Madagascar, alongside the Andriana (nobles) and Andevo (slaves)....

subsequent expansion of his kingdom into neighboring territories, thereby initiating the unification of Madagascar under Merina rule. Andrianampoinimerina...

intervention which took place in 1894–95, sealing the conquest of the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar by France. It was the last phase of the...

the establishment of the office of chief minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom. Political parties   Social Democratic Party (PSD)   Malagasy Revolutionary...

territories. In 1883, the Franco-Hova Wars commenced between France and Merina Kingdom, but the outcome remained inconclusive. The British government acted...

Empire, Kingdom of Kongo, Mthethwa Empire, Jolof Empire, Ife Empire, D'mt, Adal Sultanate, Ethiopian Empire, Kingdom of Makuria, Merina Kingdom, Dagbon...

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 Merina kingdom. The Hova emerged as the free commoners caste below...

established a protectorate over the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar, with the consent of the United Kingdom. The French position on the island...

Antananarivo and the old heartland of the Merina Kingdom is located, speaks the Merina dialect. The Merina dialect is the basis of Standard Malagasy,...

restored it as the capital of a united Kingdom of Imerina, also bringing neighboring ethnic groups under Merina control. These conquests continued under...

Cakradhara, husband of Queen Tribhuwana Ratnapangkaja, husband of Suhita Merina Kingdom: 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...

Franco-Hova War and consisted of a French military expedition against the Merina Kingdom 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...

coup was led by several côtier officers against a Merina military leader underscored the growing Merina/côtier polarization in the military. In an attempt...

Rainilaiarivony, Commander-in-Chief of the military and the prime minister of the Merina Kingdom. A related term is éminence grise (French: "gray eminence"), a powerful...

Kongo Kingdom and the Mutapa Empire. The Merina Kingdom of Madagascar. Kingdom of Rwanda (abolished 1961) Kingdom of Burundi (abolished 1966) Ankole (Uganda)...

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) Merina Kingdom Mohéli (1997–1998) Mwali Sultanate Sultanate of Ndzuwani  Sultanate...

(Congregational Church) 1838 – Nez Perce (Presbyterian Church) 1869 – Merina Kingdom (Reformed Church) 1882 – Blackfoot Confederacy (Roman Catholic Church)...

2021-06-29. "구한 말 사용한 총기 관련한 문의가 있어서 적는 글". "The Malagasy Pith Helmet of the Merina Kingdom | Military Sun Helmets". Giletta, Jacques (2005). Les Gardes Personnelles...