 Around 1610 or 1625, Andrianjaka, King of Imerina and grandson of King Andriamanelo, ordered a garrison of 1,000 soldiers to seize the strategic site from its original Vazimba inhabitants.He reportedly succeeded with minimal bloodshed.According to oral history, the mere encampment of his army at the foot of Analamanga was sufficient to secure the submission of the Vazimba.