Rana Volona's Trial by Ordeal

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Trial by Tengina involved eating three chicken skins followed by the toxic Tengina nut or kernel. Rana Volona would induce vomiting in the person because that's what was meant to happen. She could even without someone necessarily having been accused of a crime, she could just order someone to do the trial for her.

In 1828, after the death of her husband, Queen Ranavalona I. came into power by killing all other potential regents (wives, sons, mothers). At that time, she was between 30 and 40 years old. Ranavalona I. went down in history rather ingloriously and bears the surname “the cruel”. Many Malagasy call her regency tany maizina, in English “years of darkness”. But despite this she is still a rather complex character. One who did amazing and terrible things at the same time. Let us tell her story today

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