Andriantsitakatrandriana

Andriantsitakatrandriana
King of Imerina
Reignc. 1630–1650
PredecessorAndrianjaka
SuccessorAndriantsimitoviaminandriandehibe
Born1613
Analamanga
Diedc. 1650 (aged around 37)
Antananarivo
Burial
Fitomiandalana, Rova of Antananarivo
SpouseRavololontsimitovy, Rafoloarivo
IssueTwo sons (Andriantsimitoviaminandriandehibe, Andriamanjakatokana)
DynastyHova dynasty
FatherAndrianjaka
MotherRavadifo

Andriantsitakatrandriana (1613-c. 1650) was the king of Imerina from 1630 to 1650, acceding to the throne upon the death of his father, Andrianjaka.[citation needed] He took two wives: the first, Ravololontsimitovy, gave birth to his first son and successor Andriantsimitoviaminandriandehibe, while his second wife, Rafoloarivo, gave birth to a son named Andriamanjakatokana.[1] During his reign, he chased his second wife and son from his territory, and constructed dikes to transform the Betsimitatatra swamps around Antananarivo into vast rice paddies to feed the local population.

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