Season 4 Episode 16: The Modernization of Madgascar part 1 - The Conquest of Toamasina
Prior to his coronation, the king of Imerina, Radama, promised to his father that he would expand the kingdom towards the coast. In 1817, he accomplis...
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Season 4 Episode 15: Radama the Great
If his father is the most remembered king in Madagascar, Radama is probably the best-known Malagasy king in the rest of the world. Radama is famous no...
Season 4 Episode 14: Andrianampoinimerina part 2 - The Birth of The Merina Empire
In our last episode, Andrianampoinimerina reunited the warring kingdoms of Imerina after seven decades of intermittent civil war. While this alone is ...
Season 4 Episode 13: Andrianampoinimerina - The True Prince
Andrianampoinimerina is the most famous monarch in Malagasy history, and for good reason.At a young age, Andrianampoinimerina, still then known by his...
Season 4 Episode 12: The Crisis of the 18th Century part 2: The Merina Civil War
After Andriamasinavalona's passing, his sons' feud will blossom into a 70-year long civil war. Communities will tear each other apart, slave...
Season 4 Episode 11: The Crisis of the 18th Century Part 1 - Andriamasinvalona's Blunder
The 18th century will be a painful time for the people of Imerina. The once proud kingdom will devolve into a deadly multilateral civil war, splitting...
Season 4 Episode 10: Andriamasinavaloa and the Hova Revolution
The class conflict of Imerina comes to a head, as the free peasants of central Madagascar overthrow the hated king Razakatsitakatrandria. In his place...
Season 4 Episode 9: Betsimitatra and the Wonders of Merina Agricultural Engineering
As Andrianjaka passes his stable but poor kingdom to his grandchildren, they undertake an enormous project to improve the agricultural output of Imeri...
Season 4 Episode 8: Andrianjaka - The Indivisible Sun
Despite being the younger of Ralambo's sons, Andrianjaka inherited the kingdom of Imerina due to his brother's board gaming addiction. He wo...
Season 4 Episode 7: Ralambo’s Wars
In the early 17th century, a raiding party of Sakalava soldiers entered Imerina. King Ralambo, faced with an existential threat, was forced to rely on...