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...

The Merina people (also known as the Imerina, Antimerina, or Hova; "those from the country where one can see far") are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar...

incorporated red and white, the royal colours of the Merina Kingdom, whose rulers came from the Merina ethnic majority. Meanwhile, the country's political...

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...

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...

intervention which took place in 1894–1895, sealing the conquest of the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar by France. It was the last phase of the...

subsequent expansion of his kingdom into neighboring territories, thereby initiating the unification of Madagascar under Merina rule. Andrianampoinimerina...

the establishment of the office of chief minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom. Political parties   Social Democratic Party (PSD)   Malagasy Revolutionary...

Flag of the Merina people (since 1997) 2:3 Flag of the Antankarana Kingdom 2:3 Flag of the Antongil Kingdom 2:3 Flag of the Boina Kingdom 2:3 Flag of...

Malagasy. The Sakalava and Merina kingdoms in particular exploited European trade to strengthen the power of their kingdoms, trading Malagasy slaves for...