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The Sakalava of the west coast of …
Years: 1684 - 1827
The Sakalava of the west coast of Madagascar, from 1785, begin slaving raids on Comoros.
They capture thousands of inhabitants and carry them off in outrigger canoes to be sold in Frenchoccupied Madagascar, Mauritius, or Réunion to work on the sugar plantations, many of which French investors own.
The island of Mahore, closest of the group to Madagascar, is virtually depopulated.
Comoran pleas for aid from the French and the other European powers go unanswered, and the raids cease only after the Sakalava kingdoms are conquered by the Merina of Madagascar's central highlands.
After the Merina conquest, groups of Sakalava and Betsimisaraka peoples leave Madagascar and settled on Mahore and Mwali.
Locations
Groups
- Bantu peoples
- Arab people
- Malays, Ethnic
- Sakalava people
- Comoro Islands
- Islam
- Portuguese people
- Portuguese Empire
- Merina, Kingdom of
- Madagascar, feudal
- Menabé, Sakalava Kindom of
- Boina, Sakalava Kingdom of
- Mauritius, French
- Betsimisaraka confederation
Topics
- Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
- Sub-Saharan Africa, Modern
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Subregions
Years: 1684 - 1827
Locations
Groups
- Bantu peoples
- Arab people
- Malays, Ethnic
- Sakalava people
- Comoro Islands
- Islam
- Portuguese people
- Portuguese Empire
- Merina, Kingdom of
- Madagascar, feudal
- Menabé, Sakalava Kindom of
- Boina, Sakalava Kingdom of
- Mauritius, French
- Betsimisaraka confederation
Topics
- Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
- Sub-Saharan Africa, Modern
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions