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Andriandahifotsy

d. c. 1685 · 17th century

Andriandahifotsy was a king of the Sakalava in western Madagascar in the second half of the seventeenth century, of the Maroserana dynasty. Remembered as a great conqueror, he used firearms acquired from European traders to defeat neighbouring rulers and built up the kingdom of Menabe. After his death around 1685 his sons founded further Sakalava realms, including Boina in the north-west.

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Menabe

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Andriandahifotsy. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/andriandahifotsy
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