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HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
The circumstances of the death of this chieftain are in¬ 
volved in uncertainty. He is generally supposed to have 
died by the treachery of his own people, or to have been 
put to death by the orders of his successful rival in the 
government. His widow was living many years afterwards 
at Tsiafahy. His son, Andriamaro-manompo, came from 
the south, and made a successful attack on Tananarivo. 
Iamboasalama retired with his party, and the queen was 
sent for security to Ambohimanga, where her son Radama 
was born. 
After recruiting his forces, Iamboasalama returned to 
the attack of Tananarivo, which he succeeded in taking 
possession of a second time, his less powerful opponent 
being pursued and put to death. Neither this prince nor 
his father had ever gained the affections of their subjects. 
They were looked upon as tyrants, and for their arbitrary 
exactions were deemed robbers of the people, many of 
whom were taken prisoners during the time of their 
assaults, and afterwards sold into slavery, most of them 
being exported by way of Tamatave to Mauritius. 
Iamboasalama, determined to maintain the seat of govern¬ 
ment at Tananarivo, continued there during the remainder 
of his life. His death took place in the year 1810 , in the 
house called Besakana, situated in the palace-yard where 
his son and successor Radama lay in state in 1828 . He 
was between sixty and seventy years of age, and had 
reigned from twenty-five to thirty-five years. 
The character of the father of Radama is given in the 
following words by the native prince Coroller:— 
“ He was a great man, but not without many vices. He 
distinguished himself above all his predecessors by his 
talents and heroism, and by the vigilance, intrepidity, and 
prudence with which he effected his purposes. His mind 
