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Agaja

Agaja (also spelled Agadja and also known as Trudo Agaja or Trudo Audati) was a king of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, who ruled from 1718 until 1740. He came to the throne after his brother King Akaba. During his reign, Dahomey expanded significantly and took control of key trade routes for the Atlantic slave trade by conquering Allada…

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Born
c. 1673 (1673-08-23UTC21:23:41)
Died
1740 (1741) Allada
Father
Houegbadja
House
Aladaxonou
Mother
Nan Adonon
Predecessor
Akaba or Hangbe

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Agaja and the slave trade

Legacy

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Agaja

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related to Bibliography · 114
Agaja → Abomey History Told, Africa, African History, Akinjogbin, Alpern, Amanda, Amazones, Amazons, Another Look, Atlantic Community, Atlantic Slave, Back Bay Books, Basil, Bay, Belly, Benin, Bulfinch Lambe, Cambridge University Press, Cameron, Canes
related to Contacts with Europeans · 27
Agaja → Adomo Tomo, Agaja's, Although Dahomey, Britain, British, Bulfinch Lambe, Captain Tom, Dahomey, Dutch, England, English, European, French, Godomey, However, King Agaja, King George, King George II, Lambe, Maryland
related to Conquest of Allada and Whydah · 24
Agaja → After, Agaja's, Aja, Allada, British, British Royal African Company, Dutch, Dutch West India Company, European, Godomey, Gomè, Huffon, Hussar, In, In April, King, Kingdom, On March, Rather, Soso
related to Wars with the Oyo Empire · 19
Agaja → Abomey, After Agaja, Allada, April, As, Dahomey, Dahomey's, Despite, King, March, Oyo, Oyo Empire, Tegbessou, The, The Aja, The Oyo, This, Whydah, With
related to Centralization · 18
Agaja → Abomey, Attempts, Dahomey, Dutch, Europeans, For, French, Godomey, Having, Huffon, In, In July, Mahi, Oyo, Portuguese, The, This, Whydah
related to Agaja and the slave trade · 17
Agaja → Abomey, African, Agaja's, Allada, Atkins, Brazil, Bulfinch Lambe, Complicating, England, Great Britain, Guinea, In, John Atkins, The, Voyage, West Indies, Whydah
related to Legacy · 16
Agaja → Although, Amazons, Annual Customs, Dahomey, Dahomey Amazons, Europeans, Family, Fon, However, In, It, Mehu, Multiple, Stanley Alpern, Whydah, Yovogan
related to Rise to power · 10
Agaja → Agbo Sassa, Akaba, Dosu, Fon, Hangbe, Houegbadja, Houegbadja's, Oral, Ouémé River, When Houegbadja
related to Death · 9
Agaja → Agaja's, Allada, Dahomey, In, Oral, Oyo, Oyo Empire, Regardless, Tegbessou
related to history · 7
Agaja → Abomey, Agaja's, Although, Dahomey, Houegbadja, Kingdom, The

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dahomey trade slave whydah oyo king allada kingdom agaja's empire war abomey european history oclc royal lambe new 1740 tegbessou

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AgajaBornc. 1673 (1673-08-23UTC21:23:41)1.00infobox
AgajaDied1740 (1741) Allada1.00infobox
AgajaFatherHouegbadja1.00infobox
AgajaHouseAladaxonou1.00infobox
AgajaMotherNan Adonon1.00infobox
AgajaPredecessorAkaba or Hangbe1.00infobox
AgajaReign1718–17401.00infobox
AgajaSuccessorTegbessou1.00infobox
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cottoninstance ofexporting goods0.80text
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Agajarelated to Agaja and the slave tradeAgaja's0.60section

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