Rafohy
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Queen Rafohy (died 1540) was a Vazimba queen who ruled at Alasora in the central Highlands of Madagascar from 1530 until her death in 1540. Her name means "The Short One."
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Rafohy
- Royalty.succession
- Queen of Alasora
- Royalty.image
- Tomb of Rafohy in Alasora Madagascar.JPG
- Royalty.caption
- Symbolic tomb of Rafohy in Alasora
- Royalty.reign
- 1530–1540
- Royalty.predecessor
- Rangita
- Royalty.successor
- Andriamanelo
- Royalty.death_date
- 1540
- Royalty.death_place
- Alasora, Madagascar
- Royalty.dynasty
- Hova dynasty
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- Tomb of Rafohy in Alasora Madagascar.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1600-00-00
- date of death
- 1540-00-00
- name in native language
- Rafohy
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Queen Rafohy (died 1540) was a Vazimba queen who ruled at Alasora in the central Highlands of Madagascar from 1530 until her death in 1540. Her name means "The Short One."
She succeeded upon the death of Vazimba Queen Rangita, who by different accounts was either her mother or her adoptive sister. This confusion in the oral tradition extends to the two women's very identities - according to different accounts, Rafohy may have been the mother of Rangita, and Rangita may have been the mother of the famed king Andriamanelo.
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