Rangita

Queen Rangita (died 1530), also known as Rangitamanjakatrimovavy, was a Vazimba sovereign who ruled at Merimanjaka in the central highlands of Madagascar after her father, King Andriampandramanenitra (Rafandramanenitra). She was succeeded upon her death by her daughter (some sources say her adopted sister), Queen Rafohy (1530-1540).

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Royalty.name: Rangita
Royalty.succession: Queen of Alasora
Royalty.image: Tomb of Rangita in imerimanjaka Madagascar.JPG
Royalty.caption: Symbolic tomb of Rangita in Imerimanjaka
Royalty.reign: 1520–1530
Royalty.predecessor: Andrianmpandramanenitra
Royalty.successor: Rafohy
Royalty.death_date: 1530
Royalty.death_place: Merimanjaka, Madagascar
Royalty.dynasty: Hova dynasty

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Place of birth: Madagascar
Place of death: Merina Kingdom
Occupation: statesperson
Image: Tomb of Rangita in imerimanjaka Madagascar.JPG

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date of birth: 1500-00-00
date of death: 1530-00-00
name in native language: Rangita
ethnic group: Vazimba

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Oral tradition is unclear about the roles and relations of Rangita and Rafohy to one another. This lack of clarity includes who was the mother to whom, who succeeded whom and which one was the mother of Andriamanelo. According to one version of the oral tradition, Rangita had two sons, and possibly one daughter, Rafohy. These accounts relate that Rangita shared the stereotypical Vazimba physical characteristics of small stature and dark skin, and her name means "kinky-haired."

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