History:Amoronkay
Amoronkay was a small kingdom located to the east-southeast of Antananarivo.[1]
History
Amoronkay, along with Vakiniadiana, was originally part of the Kingdom of Fanongoavana,[2] over which Andriantsaratandra reigned. Andriantsaratandra personally submitted to Andrianampoinimerina,[3][4] after which Fanongoavana was disestablished. Vakiniadiana came under direct Tananarivo control, and Amoronkay was separated, with Andriantsaratandra becoming its king. His territory was preserved as a hereditary fief, and his descendants remained vassals to the Merina sovereigns until the French conquest.[5] The region was historically famous for ironworking, and in the 19th century, the French industrialist Jean Laborde established a cannon foundry at Mantasoa, utilizing the local population's metallurgical skills and access to iron ore.[6]
Location
Amoronkay was a territory situated in the southern sector of the Manjakandriana district, lying between Lake Mantasoa and Lake Tsiazompaniry.[7]
References
- ↑ Grandidier, Alfred; Mabille, Paul (in fr). Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar. pp. 92.
- ↑ Rakoto-Ramiarantsoa, Hervé (1995) (in fr). Chair de la terre, œil de l'eau : paysanneries et recompositions de campagnes en Imerina, Madagascar. pp. 127.
- ↑ Grandidier, Alfred; Mabille, Paul (in fr). Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar. pp. 92.
- ↑ Malzac, Victorin (1912) (in fr). Histoire du royaume hova depuis ses origines jusqu'à sa fin. Tananarive: Imprimerie Catholique. pp. 92.
- ↑ Rasamuel, David (1984). L'ANCIEN: Fanongoavana (PDF) (Thèse de troisième cycle). Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne). pp. 380–381.
- ↑ Rasamuel, David (1984). L'ANCIEN: Fanongoavana (PDF) (Thèse de troisième cycle). Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne). pp. 380–381.
- ↑ "AMBOHITRANDRIAMANITRA « L’Amoronkay »". https://tourisme-antananarivo.com/activities/ambohitrandriamanitra-lamoronkay/.
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