Andrianampoinimerina

Andrianampoinimerina was a Merina king who expanded his rule across much of Madagascar around 1787–1810 and made Antananarivo the center of his kingdom.

Imerina: Imerina is the central highlands region of Madagascar and the historic homeland of the Merina people. Andrianampoinimerina built his kingdom from this highlands region.
Merina Kingdom: The Merina Kingdom was a Malagasy state centered in Imerina that later extended authority over much of Madagascar. This was the state he expanded and organized around Antananarivo.
Radama I: Radama I was the Merina king who succeeded Andrianampoinimerina and expanded the kingdom further. His son inherited the kingdom and carried its expansion beyond his father’s reign.
Kingdom of Madagascar: The Kingdom of Madagascar was a nineteenth-century state that united much of the island under Merina rule. His unification laid the foundation for this later kingdom.
Merina people: The Merina are an ethnic group whose historic homeland is Madagascar’s central highlands. Their political institutions and highlands homeland formed the base of his authority.
Malagasy rice cultivation: Rice cultivation is a major form of agriculture in Madagascar, including irrigated paddy farming in the highlands. His policies linked territorial control to food production and agricultural labor.
Ramboasalama: Ramboasalama was a Merina prince who later became King Radama I. His succession connected Andrianampoinimerina’s dynasty to the next phase of Merina expansion.
Malagasy monarchy: The Malagasy monarchy was the system of kingship and queenship that governed Madagascar before French annexation in 1897. His dynastic rule strengthened the monarchy that governed the island for much of the nineteenth century.
Ambohimanga: Ambohimanga is a fortified royal hill and settlement near Antananarivo, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. He made this ancestral royal center a major seat of power.
Irrigation: Irrigation is the deliberate supply of water to land for growing crops. Control of irrigated fields helped sustain the population and revenues of his kingdom.

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