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Ranavalona II

1829–1883 · 19th century

Ranavalona II was queen of the Merina kingdom of Madagascar from 1868 to 1883. Married to the prime minister Rainilaiarivony, who held real power, she was baptised a Protestant in 1869, after which the royal idols were burned and Christianity spread rapidly among the Merina. Her reign saw reforms of the law and schools before the first Franco-Malagasy War.

Ranavalona II
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ranavalona II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ranavalona-ii
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