Madagascar's King Andriantsoly: Vezo Resistance and the Comoros

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of King Andriantsoly of the Sakalava and Vezo people, a ruler who defied Merina expansion and later sold Nosy Be and Nosy Komba to the French. They trace his rise after the fall of the Boina kingdom, his maritime resistance using the Vezo's swift lakana canoes, his exile to the Comoros, and his complex legacy as both a freedom fighter and a figure whose land sales opened the door to French colonization. Along the way, they touch on his use of the tromba spirit possession, his alliance with the Antalaotra merchants, and his death in Mayotte. This episode fills a gap in the show's coverage of Madagascar's western kingdoms and the early colonial scramble. #Andriantsoly #Sakalava #Vezo #NosyBe #Comoros #Merina #Boina #ZafyIbrahim #Antalaotra #lakana #tromba #FrenchColonial #Mahilaka #Reniala #MozambiqueChannel #19thCentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo