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 Kingdom of Imerina

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * Monarch: Queen Rangitamanjakatrimovavy (B 1493 - Age 51, alive) (R 1517-Present)
 * Consort:  King Ratsifandrihamanana (B 1494 - Age 50, alive) (C 1527-Present)
 * Ruling Dynasty: Hova (Ndahimananjara branch of Ammagari)
 * Order of Succession: Princess Rafohy (B 1528 - Age 16, alive), Prince Manelobe (B 1529 - Age 15, alive), Princess Ravoamasina (B 1535 - Age 9, alive), Prince Andrianakotrina [son of Andriamihaja] (B 1519 - Age 25, alive), Prince Andriatanjany (B 1541 - Age 3, alive)
 * Economy: The economy of Imerina is based mainly on agriculture and fishing, there's also trade going on with the Swahili and various peoples on our home island including the other Malagasy states of Betsimisaraka (even though relations are strained at this point), Mahafaly and Bara. Contact has been established with the Ahuric Adnanite people and we have a major trade relationship, extending into influence and what could be seen as a de facto alliance with eachother. The Merina economy stands as one of the strongest and most developed in all of Sub-Saharan Africa, mostly due to the effect of foreign contact.
 * Allies: N/A
 * Capital: Ambanja (de jure), Mahajanga (de facto)
 * Demographics (including rebelling areas):
 * Population: ca 537 000 total
 * Ambanja: 2 200
 * Mahajanga: 8 800
 * Toamasina: 4 000
 * Morafenobe: 1 800
 * Analamanga: 1 000
 * Rural regions: ca 520 000
 * Ethnicities: 87% Malagasy (divided into 60% Merina and 27% others such as Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Tsimihety, Sihanaka, Antankarana etc.), 7% Komoro Natives (Swahili), 6% Adnanite
 * Religion: 60% Tombovelan Zoroastrianism, 40% Haintenism (traditional Merina folklore)
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * N/A
 * Military: Due to Imerina being a rural realm, a large amount of units can be raised for warfare, but usually about 1% of the population is the most trained and prepared soldiers that can be drafted. Parentheses means the deployed units in cases where not all units are deployed for war.
 * Deployed units: None
 * 2 050 Spearmen
 * 600 Bowmen
 * 1 650 Crossbowmen
 * 700 Light Cavalry
 * 100 Fossa Warriors (currently relegated to non-military positions)
 * Navy:
 * 9 Adananita class ships
 * 5 Mer'ana class ships
 * 8 transport ships
 * Diplomacy:
 * Everyone on Matagasykara: Zoroastrian missionary work.
 * Events:
 * Period of Stabilization: A turning point in Imerina's history has arrived and it must adapt to what the new world (no not that one) brings, survival of the fittest. Rangita's reign has been marked by the civil war and recovery and now the third phase begins, that of surviving on our own. It is no mystery to us that the Ahuric Empire's home has gone through some sort of invasion and that it is not the same as it used to be, we cannot rely on them for everything. These following years are marked with policies being taken towards a stronger independent Imerina. Something Rangita also has noticed is that not only was Zoroastrianism brought here, but so were ideas and thoughts from the Ahurics. A lot of things need to managed and there are several ethnic groups within the realm. A system that functions similarly to feudal vassals is set up. Imerina is divided into 5 territories, each one hosting one of the 5 recognized cities as their capital (the only exception being the autonomous territory of the Komoro Islands). These are run by High Chiefs, appointed by the monarch and in return to the monarch they give them some income and oversee the training of soldiers for war. To keep everyone happy, a board of representatives is built as well, with there being one representative person for each recognized ethnic group (Merina, Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Antankarana, Sihanaka, Tsimihety, Bezanozano and Komoro). These are appointed by the High Chiefs and they exist as to keep peace between the ethnic groups, since they have different culture, traditions and most importantly, different fadys (taboos) which are ungodly important in Malagasy society. Imerina is thus also divided into ethnic provinces whose borders roughly reflect where the different peoples live so as to get better perspective on how to handle this. The Antankarana, due to being spread out a lot, are a unique case, having one province for each of the bigger areas they inhabit (the Central Highlands, the Northern Coast and the city of Morafenobe). Since the spread of these peoples has caused slight differences between them in regards to where they reside, the Antankarana representative is a special case, being the one to represent all three regions.
 * Tombovelo - Fito (Ny Farany): The years 1540-1543 would be Tombovelo's last. Being born all the way back in the 1480s he obviously has a lot of years on his back. Still, he would continue important works for Imerina, which includes all that Zoroastrian stuff but also things like books on history, mythology, science etc. Most importanly however in 1543 he knew his life was ending and did the one thing he had wanted to do for long. Give the island of which the Malagasy reside a proper name. Neither Imerina nor any other peoples had a real name for the entire island as most just refer to their lands or realm and at most just call the island "home" or something similar. He had thought of something like the name the Ahurics gave to the island "Mer'ana" but he wanted something unique to all of the Malagasy people. He eventually decided on the name "Matagasykara" which was written as the title for a work chronicling the history of the island known at the time: "Tantaran'i Matagasykara". He passed from natural causes not long after it was completed. A state funeral was organized and Tombovelo received a shrine at Maromokotro. Tombovelo was THE figure of Zoroastrianism to Imerina, like how Ndahimananjara was the same but in regards to war and honor and the slow process of conversion to Zoroastrianism has gone on for long. Rangita officially declares Zoroastrianism as based on the teachings of Tombovelo the religion of Imerina, as well as starting the missionary work on converting not only the population of Imerina but also the outside lands of Matagasykara. This does however not mean the ban or oppression of the traditional Haintenist faith, as many aspects of Haintenism exist within Tombovelan Zoroastrianism and traditional mythology is not regarded as any form of heresy.
 * Fleet in Being: More emphasis on naval technology occurs and the surveying of the seas around Matagasykara happens on regular basis. More stuff along the coast of East Africa is documented and more proper naval contact between the Order of Avesta and our home island is achieved. We most likely have pretty good contact of the region ranging from southern Dhahabu down to northern Mutapa.