A king in this country came into the possession of twelve idols called sampy and started a royal bath ceremony, for which zebu cattle were slaughtered.
A king in this country came into the possession of twelve idols called sampy and started a royal bath ceremony, for which zebu cattle were slaughtered. To be found innocent in a trial by ordeal once practiced in this country, one had to throw up three pieces of chicken skin after being fed a poisonous nut. In his namesake charter, Joseph-FranÃ§ois Lambert was granted control over this country's natural resources by (*) Radama II, a king from this country's former Merina monarchy. Another monarch of this country ordered several Christians to be hurled off cliffs as part of her persecution of Christianity; that queen was Ranavalona I. For 10 points, name this African island country where independence from France was achieved by the Malagasy.
A king in this country came into the possession of twelve idols called sampy and started a royal bath ceremony, for which zebu cattle were slaughtered.
Madagascar