Radama I "the Great" (c. 1793–1828) was the first Malagasy sovereign to be recognized as King of Madagascar (1810–1828) by a European state, Great Britain...

positioning herself as queen following the death of her young husband Radama I, she pursued a policy of isolationism and self-sufficiency. She sought...

Radama II (September 23, 1829 – May 12, 1863 [contested]) was the son and heir of Queen Ranavalona I and ruled from 1861 to 1863 over the Kingdom of Madagascar...

Imerina in the central highlands, with its capital at Antananarivo. His son Radama I the Great expanded its authority to the island's other polities and was...

Radama may refer to: Radama I of Madagascar (c. 1793-1828), the first king of Madagascar Radama II of Madagascar (1829–1863), king of the Merina Kingdom...

wooden palace constructed in 1819 by Creole trader Louis Gros for King Radama I, was the first multi-story building with verandas in the Rova. The model...

from their interior capital outwards into the island, with their king Radama I ultimately helping unite the island under their rule. The French fought...

the early 19th century. His son, King Radama I, continued these efforts by standardizing the language. Radama I sought the assistance of British and French...

Andrianampoinimerina's unification of Imerina in the Central Highlands and his son Radama I's successful conquest of the majority of Madagascar, bringing the island...

groups under Merina control. These conquests continued under his son, Radama I, who eventually controlled over two-thirds of the island, leading him to...

(August 1824 – 1866) was heir to the throne of Madagascar until her father Radama I died. She was also the mother of the last queen, Ranavalona III. Raketaka...

western coast of the island marking a further expansion of power. Under Radama I, the Merina continued to launch military expeditions that both expanded...

merchants. The fractured Betsimisaraka kingdom was easily colonised in 1817 by Radama I, king of Imerina who ruled from its capital at Antananarivo in the Central...

ultimately unify all of Madagascar under Merina rule. His son and heir, Radama I, continued the conquests Andrianampoinimerina had begun, and over the next...

1927. In the Radama I era there was a gunpowder factory on the island. Later there was built a summer residence for the Queen Ranavalona I. By the lakeside...

his son and successor, King Radama I (1810–28), who was recognized by the British government as King of Madagascar. Radama concluded a treaty in 1817 with...

to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination. Rasoherina, niece of Queen Ranavalona I, was born Princess Rabodozanakandriana...

reorganized by Radama I. A large portion of the Betsileo people were made into slaves and traded domestically or sold to European slave traders. Radama I made Fianarantsoa...

As a young woman she, like her cousin Rasoherina, was married to King Radama II and was widowed upon his assassination in the nobles' coup of 1863. The...

groups to pay tribute to them in the eighteenth century. The Merina king Radama I bought guns in late 18th century, launched a war with the Sakalava, which...

founded by Abderremane, Sultan of Mohéli, who was a brother-in-law of King Radama I. The military resistance and eventual defeat of most of the coastal communities...

François Valentijn (1726). Though handsome and imposing he was a paralytic. Radama I would conduct three ravaging campaigns in the kingdom of Menabe in 1820...

from Lake Itasy and specially consecrated water. Ranavalona I and her successors Radama I and Rasoherina used the larger royal pool for ritual purification...

(complete list) – Andrianampoinimerina, King (1787–1810) Radama I, King (1810–1828) Ranavalona I, Queen (1828–1861) Prime ministers (complete list) – Andriamihaja...

the son of minister Andriamambavola and was reputedly the nephew of King Radama I, although the latter belief was challenged by the historian Pier Larson...

tomb of King Radama II is located here, and his body was interred in this tomb in 1863 but was later transferred to the tomb of Radama I on the compound...

Nosy Be made first major appearance in Madagascar's history when King Radama I announced that he intended to conquer the whole west of Madagascar. That...

children of his court to read and write. This was how the future king Radama I learned to read and write in Sorabe from his childhood. Nowadays, Malagasy...

of Radama I, who invited them to establish schools and teach the Merina free populace how to read. Several years into the reign of Queen Ranavalona I, which...

of King Radama I. The number of converts remained low but gradually grew under repression during the reign of his successor, Queen Ranavalona I, and the...