Imerina (KdM)

Imerina, officially the Kingdom of Imerina (Malagasy: Fanjakan'Imerina) was a kingdom located on the island of Madagascar. In 1575 it unified the island to form the Empire of Matagaskar.
=== History: ===
==== Foundation: ====
The foundation of Imerina is shrouded in mythology, but the consensus is that several petty polities were unified around the year 1392 by Andrianerinerina, who is said to have been the son of Zanahary, the personification of the sky and the god, himself. The story, originally passed down through oral tradition and later documented tell of Andrianerinerina being sent to earth by Zanahary to interact with the humans where he would settle down and herd sheep who thus became holy. Zanahary warned the Merina not to slaughter and cook the sheep especially since Andiranerinerina was strictly forbidden from consuming them. This still occurred, invoking Zanahary's wrath. Zanahary dealt with this by presenting a choice for the Merina, either make Andrianerinerina king, or be killed. They chose the former. Thus Andrianerinerina unified the very northern tip of Madagascar.
==== Foreign Contact: ====
Sources dating to the mid-15th century, circa 1448, are the first mentions of the Merina encountering the Adnanite (Adananita in Malagasy) people of the Ahuric Empire. The contact with these peoples would become incredibly important for the future history of Imerina and the rest of the island. 
==== Civil War: ====
==== Hova Dynasty: ====
Rafandrampohy's infertility resulted in the line of Malagasy rulers to continue from a different man, this being Rangita's second husband Ratsifandrihamanana and thus a branch of the Ammagari dynasty on the mother's side became the new dynasty: the Hova dynasty.
==== Unification of Matagaskar: ====
[...] With victory achieved over Betsimisaraka and the people of Mahafaly subjugated, Andriamanelo succeeded in uniting all of Matagaskar. He declared himself Emperor of the Malagasy, officially naming his realm the Empire of Matagaskar. The history of the Merina and the other Malagasy peoples would continue through the Empire of Matagaskar.
== Monarchs of Imerina ==
# 	Name 	Birth - Death	Reign 	Succession Right 	Notes
- 	Ammagari dynasty 	- 	- 	- 	-
1 	Andrianerinerina 	1360s - 1418 	ca 1392 - 1418	Position established 	
2 	Andrianjavonana 	1391 - 1447 	1418 - 1447 	Andrianerinerina's son 	
3 	Andrianamponga 	1427 - 1455 	1447 - 1455 	Andrianjavonana's son 	Died in mysterious circumstances, possibly
assassinated.
4 	Andrianamboniravina 	1429 - 1469 	1455 - 1469 	Andrianamponga's brother 	
5 	Zafimahova 	1434 - 1488 	De jure regency:
1469 - 1471
De facto regency:
1469 - 1488	Andrianamboniravina's wife	Zafimahova was never officially queen regnant,
but due to being the de facto ruler even after
Rafandrandrava's coming of age, she is often
considered a monarch and included in lists.
6 	Rafandrandrava 	1453 - 1494 	De jure reign:
1469 - 1494
De facto reign:
1488 - 1494	Andrianamboniravina and
Zafimahova's son	
7 	Andriamasindohafandrana	1477 - 1513 	1494 - 1513 	Rafandrandrava's son 	Assassinated.
8 	Rafandrampohy 	1495 - 1550 	1513 - 1517 	Andriamasindohafandrana's
son	Abdicated in favor of his wife.
- 	Hova dynasty 	- 	- 	- 	-
9 	Rangitamanjakatrimovavy	1493 - 1552 	1517 - 1552 	Rafandrampohy's wife 	Women were given the right to inherit on the
same grounds as men after the Merina Civil War.
10	Rafohy 	1528 - 1572 	1552 - 1572 	Rangitamanjakatrimovavy's
daughter	
11	Andriamanelo 	1546 - 1605 	King of Imerina:
1572 - 1575
Emperor of
Matagaskar:
1575 - 1605	Rafohy's son 	Unified the island of Madagascar and turned the
kingdom into an empire.
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