- The
Merina people (also
known as the Imerina, Antimerina,Borizany or Ambaniandro)
formerly called Amboalambo are the
largest ethnic group in Madagascar...
- The
Kingdom of
Merina, also
known as the
Kingdom of
Madagascar and
officially the
Kingdom of
Imerina (Malagasy: Fanjakan'Imerina; c. 1540–1897), was a...
- Bara, Vezo, Betsimisaraka, Mahafaly, etc. The
Merina are
further divided into two subgroups. The “
Merina A” are the Hova and Andriana, and have an average...
-
Antananarivo and the old
heartland of the
Merina Kingdom is located,
speaks the
Merina dialect. The
Merina dialect is the
basis of
Standard Malagasy,...
- the
Merina monarchy until the
French conquest of the
Merina Kingdom during the
Second Madagascar expedition.
Below is a list of the line of
Merina monarchs...
- and
develop an army. She had a
standing army of
between 20,000 and 30,000
Merina soldiers, whom she deplo**** to
pacify outlying regions of the
island and...
-
monarchy of the
Merina Kingdom, and
resulted in
Madagascar becoming a
French colony. The term "Hova"
referred to a
social class within the
Merina class structure...
-
Merina Rahman (born 18
October 1943) is a
Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and a
former Jatiya Sangsad member from a
reserved women's seat. She is the...
- 18 or more
classified peoples of Madagascar, the most
numerous being the
Merina of the
central highlands.
Until the late 18th century, the
island of Madagascar...
- Makis, are
based here.
Antananarivo was
historically the
capital of the
Merina people, who
continue to form the
majority of the city's 1,274,225 (2018...
