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Merina Kingdom

Fanjakan’i Madagasikara

1540 CE – 1897 CE

Quick Facts

Type
Sovereign · kingdom
Period
1540 CE – 1897 CE
Duration
357 years
Known Periods
10
Capital
Antananarivo
Data Confidence
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Historical Periods

Merina Kingdom (1792–1795)

1792 CE – 1795 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 67,330 km²

Merina Kingdom (1796–1802)

1796 CE – 1802 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 85,401 km²

Merina Kingdom (1803–1810)

1803 CE – 1810 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 112,887 km²

Merina Kingdom (1811–1813)

1811 CE – 1813 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 67,330 km²

Merina Kingdom (1814–1819)

1814 CE – 1819 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 112,887 km²

Merina Kingdom (1820–1821)

1820 CE – 1821 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 173,288 km²

Merina Kingdom (1822–1823)

1822 CE – 1823 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 244,833 km²

Merina Kingdom (1824–1824)

1824 CE – 1824 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 369,129 km²

Merina Kingdom (1825–1833)

1825 CE – 1833 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 374,541 km²

Merina Kingdom (1834–1839)

1834 CE – 1839 CE

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Capital: AntananarivoArea: 397,230 km²

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