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[[File:Andrianampoinimerina.jpg|left]] Andrianampoinimerina (Andriana-am-Poin-Imerina) - <i>The-King-in-the-Heart-of-Imerina</i>, short for Andrianampoinimerinandriantsimitoviaminandriampanjaka, was a Merina military and political leader of Madagascar. Andrianampoinimerina was born in 1745 in Ikaloy, in the kingdom of Ambohimanga. He was the son of Andriamiaramanjaka (King of Ikaloy) and Ranavalonanandriambelomasina (Princess of Ambohimanga). At 1787 he became king of the small Ambohimanga kingdom. In 1794 he conquered the neighbouring kingdom of Antananarivo and moved his headquarter to Antananarivo. After conquering other highland tribes and uniting the various Merina kingdoms, Andrianampoinimerina was king a very powerful Merina Kingdom by 1808. was king of the powerful Merina Kingdom.