THE WORLD ATLAS

Realm · approximate borders · 1650–1823

Menabe

Sakalava kingdom of the Maroseraña dynasty on the west coast of Madagascar, the first Sakalava state, which rose under Andriandahifotsy in the 17th century. Radama I ravaged it in 1820–22; the Merina subjugated its southern lands in 1834 and resistance continued to 1846 and beyond.

Founding date approximate. Source: Wikipedia 'Menabe'.

See Menabe on the map in 1650

On the map
1650–1823
Capital
Mahabo

Rulers named in the sources

African kingdoms and states, 430–1911

Besides the large empires and the colonial powers, Africa had many other states: the Berber kingdoms of late-Roman Mauretania and the Aurès; the Wolof states of Senegambia, the Fula imamates, Kaabu and the Moorish emirates; Kong, the Mossi kingdoms, Dagbon, Denkyira, Akwamu, Dahomey and Benin; the Hausa kingdoms, Nupe, Kebbi, Agadez, Damagaram and Baguirmi; the Ethiopian, Gibe and Somali sultanates and kingdoms, the Shilluk, Kilwa and Pate; Buganda, Bunyoro, Rwanda and Burundi; Loango, Ndongo, Matamba, Kasanje, Kuba, Luba, Lunda and Kazembe; Mapungubwe, Great Zimbabwe, Mutapa, Butua and the Rozvi; and Maravi, Gaza, the Nguni and Sotho kingdoms, the Lozi and the Sakalava. Dates and rulers come from cited reference articles. Few pre-colonial African frontiers were ever surveyed or described, and many of these states ruled people and trade routes more than fixed territory.

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