Amoronkay was a small kingdom located to the east-southeast of Antananarivo.[1]
Kingdom of Amoronkay | |||||||
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| Capital | Fanongoavana; Ambohitrandriamanitra | ||||||
| Common languages | Amoronkay-Vakiniadiana dialect | ||||||
| Religion | Traditional beliefs | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Historical era | Pre-colonial | ||||||
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| Today part of | Madagascar | ||||||
History
editAmoronkay, 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
editAmoronkay was a territory situated in the southern sector of the Manjakandriana district, lying between Lake Mantasoa and Lake Tsiazompaniry.[7]
References
edit- ↑ Grandidier, Alfred; Mabille, Paul. Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar (in French). p. 92.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Rakoto-Ramiarantsoa, Hervé (1995). Chair de la terre, œil de l'eau : paysanneries et recompositions de campagnes en Imerina, Madagascar (in French). p. 127.
- ↑ Grandidier, Alfred; Mabille, Paul. Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar (in French). p. 92.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Malzac, Victorin (1912). Histoire du royaume hova depuis ses origines jusqu'à sa fin (in French). Tananarive: Imprimerie Catholique. p. 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 »". Tourisme‑Antananarivo.com. Retrieved 8 November 2025.