A big island stand in the East Coast of Africa. The island of Madagascar is the largest island in the African continent. And 3rd largest island in the world. And here a story of Kingdom would begin.
The Kingdom of the Imerina, in the large, mountainous and jungle forest of central Madagascar, stand divided during the 18th century. Before this division the Imerina, later Merina Kingdom, was united and formed during the 16th century. However, during the early 18th century, the King’s four sons were given the land and divided it into four principalities. These four principalities with centers at: Antananarivo, Ambohidratrimo, Ambohimanga, and Ambohidrabiby. These four Kingdoms fought each other for supremacy and dominance. In this chaotic time, that the future King Andrianampoinimerina would be born.
Born as Rambosalama, the later King Andrianampoinimerina was born to royalty. He was in 1745 in Ikaloy at the northern part of Madagascar. His parents were both of royal descent. He
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King Andriambelomasina died, leaving his throne to Rambosalama’s uncle, Andrianjafy. But before he passed away, King Andriambelomasina left an order of succession. After Andrianjafy, Rambosalama was to succeed him. When Andrianjafy took the throne, he had another thing on his mind when it comes to succession. He did not want his nephew to succeed him, he wants his own flesh and blood to take it after his eventual passing away. And so 1784, a murder attempt was orchestrated by the King to single out Rambosalama. Luckily for Rambosalama, he was warned and allowed him to escape back to the north, to Ikaloy. There he plotted his return. Rambosalama received support from many Merina nobles. This allowed him to fight his uncle. For three years, civil war rattled the Ambohimanga principality. By 1787, Rambosalama’s forces marched triumphantly to Ambohimanga. His uncle was said to have been either exiled or killed, various sources tell different