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Radama I The Great was the first Malagasy sovereign to be recognized as King of Madagascar.

Radama I The Great (1793-1828) was the first Malagasy sovereign to be recognized as King of Madagascar (1810-1828) by a European state. He came to power at the age of 18 following the death of his father, King Andrianampoinimerina. Under Radama's rule and at his invitation, the first Europeans entered his central highland Kingdom of Imerina and its capital at Antananarivo. Abuse of alcohol weakened his health and he died prematurely at age 35.

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Radama I The Great was the first Malagasy sovereign to be recognized as King of Madagascar.

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Radama I The Great (1793-1828) was the first Malagasy sovereign to be recognized as King of Madagascar (1810-1828) by a European state. He came to power at the age of 18 following the death of his father, King Andrianampoinimerina. Under Radama's rule and at his invitation, the first Europeans entered his central highland Kingdom of Imerina and its capital at Antananarivo. Abuse of alcohol weakened his health and he died prematurely at age 35.

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20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • 20TH • ALCOHOL • ANTANANARIVO • DAD • DEATH • EUROPA • EUROPE • EUROPEAN STATE • FATHER • KING ANDRIANAMPOINIMERINA • KING OF MADAGASCAR • KINGDOM OF IMERINA • MALAGASY SOVEREIGN • POLICY • POLITIC • POLITICA • POLITICAL • POLITICO • POLITICS • POWER • RADAMA I THE GREAT • ROYALTY • STATESMAN • TWENTIETH CENTURY