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Most archaeologists estimate that the earliest settlers arrived in outrigger canoes from southern Borneo in successive waves throughout the period between 350 BCE and 550 CE, making Madagascar one of the last major landmasses on Earth to be settled by humans. By 600 CE groups of these early settlers had begun clearing the forests of the central highlands. Arabs first reached the island between the seventh and ninth centuries, and a wave of Bantu-speaking East African migrants arrived around 1000 CE and introduced zebu, a type of long-horned humped cattle, which were kept in large herds.

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  • Madagascar (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)
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  • Most archaeologists estimate that the earliest settlers arrived in outrigger canoes from southern Borneo in successive waves throughout the period between 350 BCE and 550 CE, making Madagascar one of the last major landmasses on Earth to be settled by humans. By 600 CE groups of these early settlers had begun clearing the forests of the central highlands. Arabs first reached the island between the seventh and ninth centuries, and a wave of Bantu-speaking East African migrants arrived around 1000 CE and introduced zebu, a type of long-horned humped cattle, which were kept in large herds.
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  • 1958-12-13(xsd:date)
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  • Coat of Arms of Madagascar .svg
Timeline
  • Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
map caption
  • Location of Madagascar
Name en
  • Malagasy Federation
ethnic group
  • Sompe; Havoana peoples; Battu
Name
  • فيدورسـِوْن مادڬسيكرا
coa caption
  • Coat of arms
regime
  • Federation; Constitutional elective monarchy
Language
  • Standard Malagasy; Malagasy Bugis; Malagasy Malay; Havoana languages
Currency
  • Malagasy ariaryi
Flag caption
  • Flag
Governing body
  • Parliament of Madagascar
Religion
  • Islam; Christianity; Traditional religion
coa width
  • 100(xsd:integer)
Demonym
  • Malagasy
Anthem
Flag
  • Flag of Madagascar .svg
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  • Most archaeologists estimate that the earliest settlers arrived in outrigger canoes from southern Borneo in successive waves throughout the period between 350 BCE and 550 CE, making Madagascar one of the last major landmasses on Earth to be settled by humans. By 600 CE groups of these early settlers had begun clearing the forests of the central highlands. Arabs first reached the island between the seventh and ninth centuries, and a wave of Bantu-speaking East African migrants arrived around 1000 CE and introduced zebu, a type of long-horned humped cattle, which were kept in large herds. Madagascar was an important transoceanic trading hub connecting ports of the Indian Ocean in the early centuries following human settlement. The written history of Madagascar began with the Arabs, who established trading posts along the northwest coast by at least the 10th century and introduced Islam, the Arabic script (used to transcribe the Malagasy language in a form of writing known as sorabe), Arab astrology and other cultural elements.
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