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Radama I

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Radama I , c.1793-1828, founder of the kingdom of Madagascar. He succeeded (1810) his father, Andrianimpoinimerina, as king of Merina, a small kingdom on the central plateau of the island. With British aid, he trained his army along European lines and brought (1817-24) most of Madagascar under his rule. He encouraged Western learning and Christianity. His widow, Queen Ranavalona I, succeeded him. He is often called Radama the Great. Author not available, RADAMA I. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Antananarivo
...founded c.1625 as a walled citadel. In 1797 it was made the fixed residence of the Merina rulers. The conquests of the Merina king Radama I (reigned 1810-28) made Antananarivo the capital of almost all Madagascar. The city was captured by the French in 1895 and... Read more

Toamasina
...processing is the chief industry. The town was founded in the 18th cent. around a European trading post. After its capture (1817) by Radama I, it became the chief port of his kingdom. Toamasina was occupied repeatedly by the French, and it was the base for their conquest... Read more

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	Rudolph von Abele, Retired Professor Of English, Dies ; Rudolph Radama von Abele, 66, a retired American University English literature professor...both of Washington state, and two children of his second marriage, Rudolph Radama von Abele Jr. of Scotland and Susan Melitta von Abele, a student at American... Read more
	The boys from Malagasey: in the first of a number of articles marking the bicentenary of the bill of March 1807 to abolish the slave trade, Rosie Llewellyn-Jones tells the remarkable story of the boys from Madagascar who were sent to England to be educated in the 1820s as part of an agreement with the British to develop the country and end Madagascan dependency on the exportation of slaves. ; ...Regiment' and a minister at the court of King Radama I (r. 1808-28). In their party, led by the...Townsend Farquhar, first approached King Radama I in 1817, pointing out that with British support, Radama could conquer the whole of Madagascar and... Read more
	Royal scandals of old Madagascar ; ...his eldest son ascended the throne, calling himself Radama I. King Radama's wife, according to Raveloarinanana, had many lovers...several nobles and even with some of her slaves. When Radama died, his son Radama II became king. However, as he... Read more
	An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895: The Rise and Fall of an Island Empire.(Book review) ; ...are astounding at times. Between 1810 and 1826, Merina ruler Radama I (r. 1810-28) allowed the London Missionary Society to establish...borders to free trade. British officials offered to reimburse Radama for his losses from the end of slave trading, and mission efforts... Read more
	In Madagascar Textiles, Finely Woven Tales ; ...Christianity illegal in the island and expelled the missionary societies. It didn't stick. In 1861, the ban was rescinded by King Radama II, who, in 1862, pronounced Protestantism the official state religion. In 1837, 1869, 1883, 1886 and 1893 -- in search of an... Read more
	Africa: MADAGASCAR ; ...followed by the Dutch, the British, and the French. In 1817 the British signed a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce with King Radama I. During the reign of Queen Ranavalona I (1828-1861) the friendly relations collapsed as a result of overeagerness by the Europeans... Read more
	ISLANDS.(Bibliography) ; ...Relation du voyage a Madagascar de Ruelle (1665-1668), Etudes ocean Indien, 25/26, 1998 9-94 History, C19th 4250 Berg, G.M., Radama's smile: domestic challenges to royal ideology in early nineteenth century Imerina, History in Africa, 25, 1998 69-92 4251 Curtin... Read more

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