Merina people
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The Merina people, also known as Imerina, Antimerina, Borizany or Ambaniandro and formerly called Amboalambo, are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar. They are the "highlander" Malagasy ethnic grou
Merina couple
A Merina woman selling Kakapizon (left, a fried snack) and chips in Antananarivo
Radama, Late King of Madagascar, by William Ellis
Radama I, portrait by Ramanankirahina
Merina Kingdom
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The Kingdom of Merina, also known as the Kingdom of Madagascar and officially the Kingdom of Imerina, was a pre-colonial state off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 18th century, dominated mo
Andriamanelo waged war against the Vazimba in an effort to expel them from the highlands.
King Andrianampoinimerina (c. 1787–1810)
Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar.
Landing of the 40th Battaillon de Chasseur à Pieds in Majunga, between 5 and 24 May 1895.