Andrianampoinimerina
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Andrianampoinimerina (d. 1810) was the king of Merina.
He succeeded his father Andriamiaramanjaka in 1787.
Beginning in the 1790s, he began establishing control over the major part of the Madagascar island.
He established civil and penal codes, distributed land, and regulated commerce.
His successor was his son, Radama I of Madagascar.
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