Merina Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Merina_Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Kingdom_of_Imerina
gptkbp:area	gptkb:Central_Highlands_of_Madagascar
gptkbp:capital	Antananarivo
gptkbp:conqueredBy	gptkb:France
gptkbp:currency	ariary
gptkbp:dissolved	1897
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Merina_people
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_the_Merina_Kingdom
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Andriamanelo
gptkbp:foundedIn	16th century
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Merina Kingdom
gptkbp:incorporated	gptkb:French_Madagascar
gptkbp:language	Malagasy
gptkbp:lastRuler	gptkb:Ranavalona_III
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Madagascar
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Franco-Hova_Wars Christianization of Madagascar French colonization of Madagascar
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Radama_I gptkb:Ranavalona_I gptkb:Ranavalona_III gptkb:Andrianampoinimerina gptkb:Ranavalona_II
gptkbp:population	approximately 2 million (late 19th century)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Kingdom_of_Imerina
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Traditional_Malagasy_religion
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:French_Madagascar
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kingdom_of_Madagascar gptkb:Malagasy_government_(historical) gptkb:French_Madagascar gptkb:Rova_of_Antananarivo
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6