Agaja (also spelled Agadja [3] 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. [4] He came to the throne after his brother King Akaba .

Agaja (born c. 1673—died 1740, Allada, Dahomey [now Benin]) was the third ruler of the West African kingdom of Dahomey (1708–40), who was able to extend his kingdom southward to the coast and who consolidated and centralized it through important administrative reforms. The first part of Agaja’s reign was by far the more successful.

Dossou Agadja (ou Agaja), surnommé « le Conquérant » 2, est traditionnellement (si on exclut la reine Hangbè) le cinquième roi d'Abomey. Il règne de 1711 à 1740 à la place de Agbo Sassa, prince héritier et fils unique d’Akaba qui n’avait que dix ans à la mort de son père en 1708.

2018年12月3日 · One of the things King Agadja would be remembered for was his fervent fight against slavery. In the 1720s, he opposed the trade and even attacked the forts built by European powers. This fight...

I.A. Akinjogbin has advanced the stimulating and appealing argument that the Dahomey state was created partially, but explicitly, in defensive reaction to early signs of European interest in slaves on the Guinea coast.3 Akinjogbin further argues that-although Dahomey did in fact eventually develop into an important slave trading polity-it did so...

2023年10月20日 · Traditionnellement 5ème Roi d’Abomey, Agadja, surnommé « le Conquérant » (1711-1740) est le Souverain sous qui, Savi est officiellement entré dans l’histoire du Bénin. « Après avoir conquis le royaume d’Allada en 1924, Agadja a mis le cap sur Savi qu’il réussit à conquérir avec ruse trois années plus tard.

Dossou Agadja was the fifth King of Dahomey. He succeeded Houessou Akaba, and ruled from 1708 to 1740. Akaba's only son, Agbo Sassa, was only ten years old when Akaba died, so as Akaba's brother, Agadja took the throne to become the fifth king. He refused to let Agbo Sassa reclaim the throne when he came of age and forced him into exile.

Agadja Dossou Agadja was the fifth King of Dahomey. He succeeded Houessou Akaba, and ruled from 1708 to 1732. Akaba's only son, Agbo Sassa, was only ten years old when Akaba died, so as Akaba's brother, Agadja took the throne to become the fifth king. He refused to let Agbo Sassa reclaim the throne when he came of age and forced him into exile.

2019年8月14日 · Dossou Agadja (ou Agaja), surnommé « le Conquérant », est traditionnellement le cinquième roi d’Abomey. Il règne de 1711 à 1741 à la place de Agbo Sassa, prince héritier et fils unique d’Akaba qui n’avait que dix ans à la mort de son père en 1708. Selon les versions, il aurait soit succédé à son […]

2023年2月23日 · King Agaja of Dahomey was a legendary African ruler who held the throne for over two decades, from 1718 to 1740. Also known as Trudo Agaja or Trudo Audati, he was a man of great ambition and strategic thinking.