Kingdom of Andriana

Japanese: アンドリアナ王国 - あんどりあなおうこく
Kingdom of Andriana

… [Ken Akasaka]
[history]
As mentioned above, the indigenous people were of Southeast Asian descent, and are said to have first migrated to the east coast of the African continent, and then to the island of Madagascar around the 10th century. In the early 17th century, the centralized Kingdom of Andriana (later the Merina Kingdom) was founded in the central highlands. Missionary work by Britain and France began in the early 19th century, and in 1869 Queen Ranavalona II converted to Christianity, making Protestantism the state religion, and Christianity spread throughout the country.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kingdom of Andriana" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【赤阪 賢】
[歴史]
 原住民は上述のように東南アジア系で,初めアフリカ大陸東海岸に移住し,10世紀ごろマダガスカル島に移住したといわれている。17世紀初め中央高地に中央集権的なアンドリアナ王国(のちのメリナ王国)が建国された。19世紀初めからイギリスとフランスの布教活動が開始され,1869年に女王ラナバロナ2世がキリスト教に改宗して新教が国教となり,キリスト教は全土に広がった。…

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