26 Facts About Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka was King of Avaradrano in the central highlands of Madagascar from 1710 to 1730, and King of neighboring Ambohidrabiby after defeating his brother, Andrianavalonimerina.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka was a son of Andriamasinavalona, sovereign of the former Kingdom of Imerina, and his wife Ratompoindraoandriana.

Sometime during his life Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana adopted Rakotomavo, who would later succeed him as King Andriambelomasina.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka declared Ambohimanga the capital of the region, building numerous structures on the site and adding its first set of defensive walls, ditches and gates.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka became an independent king upon his father's death and the resulting partition of the Kingdom of Imerina in 1710, from which he received Avaradrano, the easternmost and largest territory.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka died around 1730 and was buried at Ambohimanga.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka was a son of Andriamasinavalona, monarch of the former Kingdom of Imerina, and his wife Queen Ratompoindraoandriana.

Two accounts exist regarding the adoption of Rakotomavo, whom Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka designated to rule after him as King Andriambelomasina.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka sent messengers to Ranorimanana to bring the boys to him with the instructions to take note of which child stood closer to the central pillar of their mother's house.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka then devised a test to determine which one would succeed him.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka requested his messengers to bring the children a package including lemons, meat, honey, rice, milk and a reed, and to note which child took the reed and stood near the central pillar of the house; this child was Rakotomavo.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka selected Rakotomavo to succeed him and assigned the child to be the guardian of his sacred zebu herd.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka became an independent king upon his father's death in 1710 and the consequent partition of the Kingdom of Imerina, from which he received the eastern quadrant of Avaradrano, the largest piece.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka established his capital at the village of Ambohimanga; the cultural and historical significance of this site was recognized by UNESCO in 2001 when it was declared Madagascar's first cultural World Heritage Site.

The expansion of Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka's realm began with the capture of his brother Andrianavalonimerina's territory, which he ruled from Ambohitrabiby.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka gave Ratsimanjaka the fief of Anosiarivo and designated Andriampalimana to rule at Tsirangaina.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka gave his adoptive son Rakotomavo the capital of Ambohimanga to rule after his death; Rakotomavo succeeded Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka as King Andriambelomasina.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka was the first to systematically establish a network of defenses around the royal residence on the hilltop of Ambohimanga.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka built the site's defensive walls and its first set of seven gates.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka undertook three expansions of the settlement, beginning with the expansion of Bevato, which he surrounded by trenches, and the creation of a southern gateway called Ambavahadikely.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka then expanded toward the west to a series of natural defenses, including stony cliffs and steep forested slopes that obviated the need to dig defensive trenches; he instead constructed several additional gates which he named Ambavahadimahazaza, Andranomboahangy and Ambavahadiantandranomasina.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka laid this stone at Ambohimanga with Andriamborona, the hill's first permanent occupant, in honor of Andriamborona's willingness to vacate the hill for the establishment of Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana's capital.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka assigned two other stones at Manganihany and Antsahamasina key roles in the royal circumcision ceremony.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka established the rule that all citizens of Ambohimanga or Antananarivo should pass to offer hasina to the sovereign and wish him or her a long life if a fire ever broke out in their city, and that citizens should likewise congratulate the owners of houses that were spared from destruction if a fire had occurred nearby.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka designated specific areas where water could be drawn for use in royal circumcision ceremonies.

Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka created three formal ways of pronouncing a sacred and binding oath; these included the mively rano, the milefon'omby and the misotro vokaka.