Season 4 Episode 17: The Forges of Amoronkay
History of Africa
English - July 17, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24 MB - ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsHistory africa history african ethiopia egypt nigeria black ancient civilization south africa Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Season 4 Episode 16: The Conquest of Toamasina
An industrial revolution in Southeast Africa?
Following the abolition of the slave trade in 1817, the future of the economy of Imerina was in flux. Looking for a replacement for the system of slave trading, the Merina king Radama initiates a strategy of industrialization, one of the first intentional industrialization initiatives in history. Large iron forging complexes, agricultural processing facilities, leather tanning centers, and gunpowder manufacturing facilities were all part of Radama's plan to replace the slave trade economy with one of finished good manufacturing.
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