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 Kingdom of Imerina

 * Government: Absolute Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King: Andriamasindohafandrana (B 1477, alive) (R 1494-Present)
 * Dynasty: Ammagari (Andrianerinerina branch)
 * Economy: The economy of Imerina is based mainly on agriculture and fishing, there's also some trade going on with the Swahili and various peoples on our home island including the other two Malagasy states of Betsimisaraka and Mahafaly (fuck Bara, dey not real contryy). Contact has been established with the Ahuric Adnanite people and we have a major trade relationship. That's kind of, it, our economy is practically the same as many other primitive african states and such, even if this foreign relationships put us a bit higher than others.
 * Allies: N/A
 * Capital: Ambanja
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ca 540 000 total
 * Ambanja: 10 000
 * Mahajanga: 6 000
 * Toamasina: 2 000
 * Rural regions: ca 522 000
 * Ethnicities: 95% Malagasy (divided into 67% Merina and 28% others such as Betsimisaraka, Sakalava, Tsimihety, Antankarana etc.), 3% Adnanite, 2% Komoro Natives (Swahili?),
 * Religion: 97% Haintenism (traditional Merina folklore), 3% Zoroastrianism (there are also people who practice Haintenism with Zoroastrian influences)
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * Hostilities With the Bara Polity (1): Same as before, mostly. Various raids are done on Baran settlements. But something is new. To really break them down, the first cavalry units are sent into wreak havoc upon the unknowing Bara in 1498. Being on horses and being fast they will be able to send them into panic. Still it's basically just a mindless charge and the raid would cause a fair bit of chaos and the raiding of neighbouring Bara tribes, which neither the soldiers nor the rest of Imerina know due to how there aren't really any completely known established borders there.
 * Hostilities With the Bara Polity (2): We are sometimes getting hit by Baran raids as a response to our own attacks but that will probably end soon, maybe.
 * 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.
 * Deployed units: All
 * 5 200 Spearmen
 * 3 200 Bowmen
 * 300 Crossbowmen
 * 10 Light Cavalry
 * 500 Fossa Warriors
 * Navy:
 * 7 transport ships
 * 11 Ahuric military ships
 * Diplomacy:
 * Ahuric Empire: We agree, under some conditions. (discussed on Discord)
 * Bara: Following the raid of 1498, Andiramasindohafandrana sends a diplomat to Bara. If they give the Merina a tribute of resources and an official apology from whoever is currently leading them (Rakotomanjato is like 70 so probs ded soon if not already) and there shall be peace. The Merina will leave them alone and no more war shall exist between us.
 * Events:
 * Andriamasindohafandrana's Reign [1]: As the only child of Rafandrandrava, he seeks a wife in order to produce an heir. Rasoherimananitanyjaka is the one he marries. In other news he starts focusing on three main things. 1. Relations with the Ahuric Empire as well as putting their given knowledge and technology to use. 2. The expansion into and subsequent settling of the Central Highlands. 3. Fucking up Bara. He takes a lot of things into his own hands, young as he is. Sure he is being tutored by a military hero, but that military hero is old and reaching the end of his life and unable to keep the king in his grip like Zafimahova did to the king's father. Andriamasindohafandrana is curious and ambitious, especially regarding the Ahuric Empire and its relations with Imerina, so he pursues his passion and hopes to one day travel to the Ahuric Empire and see the world outside of Madagasikara.
 * Influences of the Ahuric Empire: With increasing diplomacy and interaction, the Adananita have set influence over us. More merchants start to adopt Zoroastrianism and/or parts of it into their rituals and traditions. More Zoroastrian texts are translated into Malagasy and the Sorabe alphabet, which is being more modified in these texts to accomodate various parts of the Adnanite language that we don't have, continuing the Adnanification of the Sorabe alphabet as well as leading to merchants learning the Adnanite language. The rougly established class of Merina merchants also trade in the Comoros with not only the natives there but also the Swahili on the East African coast, which sets up the start of spreading Zoroastrianism, the adnanified Sorabe and the Adnanite language to those lands. There are also other things going on such as exchanging traditions in cuisine.
 * Adapting New Technology: We've held on to foreign tech for quite a while and now we start adapting it and studying it more. Crossbows especially for the purpose of warfare in the future. The first few Merina crossbows date to 1497. Hand cannons are kinda useless and only a few are actually used. The rest that we have our hands on just kinda becomes a status symbol held by various nobles. A few horses are adapted for the first form of Merina cavalry, but it is still a work in progress.
 * Expansion - the Settling of the Central Highlands: As our population and borders grow, we reach the Central Highlands of Madagasikara, a less densely populated area. An exploration campaign is ongoing and many Merina people migrate to settle in these new lands. This expands our borders further as well.
 * Status of the Antankarana [1]: The Central Highlands are inhabited mainly by the Antankarana ethnic group. The Merina are now expanding into their territory, coupled with Ahuric people studying the region and warriors from both Imerina and Bara crossing to raid the other side. This has started to cause the Antankarana to start fleeing the regions due to the chaos. They practically start scattering in all directions but this has only just begun and most tribes still live in the region and try to live with everything going on.
 * Ndahimananjara and His Family [1]: He is old, but has planted a legacy. His son Andriantompokoindrindra currently has quite a bit of influence in the royal court, currently raising his daughter Rangita in the way of the warrior, just as Ndahimananjara had taught him as a young boy. Now, another challenger has appeared, as Andriantompokoindrindra has a son in 1496 named Andriamihaja which means that the order of succession right now is: Rafandrampohy, Andriantompokoindrindra, Andriamihaja.
 * Birth of Rafandrampohy: The king and queen don't take too long to get down to business and in 1495, the heir is produced, named Rafandrampohy. With the king spending quite a lot of time with Andriantompokoindrindra, this leads to Rafandrampohy and Rangita becoming friends at a young age and boy howdy will this affect the future even if you can't see it yet.
 * Adnanite Settlers: The migration of Adnanite people to Imerina has properly begun, most of them being merchants that have decided to stay. Andriamasindohafandrana officially recognizes these new people as citizens of Imerina. Some of the merchants have started relationships with the Malagasy, mostly Merina and yeah you can see where this is going.
 * The Spread of the Sorabe (final): This continues or whatever, no need to mention it anymore after we got an update.