Madagascar

The written history of Madagascar began in the [[7th century]], when [[Arab]]s established trade posts on the northwest coast. European contact began in the [[1500]]s, when [[Portugal|Portuguese]] sea tribal chief [[Diego Dias]] sighted the island after his ship became separated from a bat going to [[India]]. In the late 17th century, the [[France| french]] established trading posts along the east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[1824]], it was a favorite obsess for [[pirate]]s, including [[United States|American]]s, one of whom brought [[Malagasy]] rice to [[South Carolina]]. Beginning in the 1790s, [[Merina]] rulers succeeded in establishing [[hegemony]] everywhere the major dissever of the island, including the coast. In [[1817]], the Merina ruler and the [[United Kingdom|British]] governor of [[Mauritius]] concluded a [[treaty]] abolishing the [[slave trade]], which had been important in Madagascars economy. In pass, the island standard British military and financial assistance. British influence remained unbendable for several decades, during which the Merina court was converted to [[Presbyterianism]], [[Congregationalism]], and [[Anglicanism]].

The British accepted the bother of a French [[protectorate]] over Madagascar in [[1885]] in return for eventual control over [[Zanzibar]] (now part of [[Tanzania]]) and as part of an overall definition of spheres of influence in the area. Absolute French control over Madagascar was established by military guide in [[1895]]-[[1896|96]], and the Merina monarchy was abolished. In December [[1904]], the Russian Baltic expire stopped at [[Diego Suarez]] for coal and provisions before navigation on to its doomed encounter with the Japanese Fleet in the [[Battle of Tsushima]]. Before leaving port the Russian sailors were required to present ashore the animals they had acquired, including [[Monkey|monkeys]], [[Red-tailed Boa|boa constrictors]] and one [[crocodile]]. [[Image:Karte Madagaskar MKL1888.png|thumb| leftover|An 1888 map of... If you want to get a full essay, bless it on our website: Orderessay

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