Ratsimilaho

Ratsimilaho
Bornc. 1694
Madagascar
Died1750
Betsimisaraka confederation
EducationEngland
OccupationKing
Titlefiloha be
SpouseQueen Bita
ChildrenZanahary
ParentPrincess Antavaratra Rahena

Ratsimilaho (c.1694 – 1750) was a ruler of an east coastal region of Madagascar. He is said to be the son of an English pirate Thomas Tew and a Malagasy queen regnant, Antavaratra Rahena.[1] The region, known as the Betsimisaraka confederation, covered 400 miles (640 km) of coast and this legacy was created by Ratsimilaho.[2] The Betsimisaraka make up approximately fifteen percent of the Malagasy people and are the second largest group in Madagascar after the Merina.[3]

  1. ^ Sainte Marie Island
  2. ^ Ratsimilaho, Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed 13 August 2008
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference study was invoked but never defined (see the help page).