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List of Rulers of the Fon state of Danhome (Agbome) (Dahomey) Danhome known to Europeans as Dahomey
de facto continuation of office)
Ahosu = King
Tenure Incumbent Notes Agbome Kingdom c. 1600 Foundation of the Agbome Kingdom: Division of Alada royal family Agasuvi Dynasty (Alada-tadonu Dynasty ) c. 1600 to c. 1625 Do-Aklin , Ahosu c. 1625 to 1645 Dakodonou Ahosu 1645 to 1645 Gangnihessou Ahosu 1645 to 1685 Houegbadja Ahosu 1685 to c.1700 Akaba Ahosu Jointly with Queen Hangbe 1685 to c.1700 Hangbe , Queen Jointly with King Akaba Danhome Kingdom Renamed after expansion c.1700 to 1708 Akaba Ahosu Jointly with Queen Hangbe c.1700 to 1708 Hangbe , Queen Jointly with King Akaba 1708 to 1730 Agadja Ahosu Dahomey Kingdom 1730 1732 (1740 ?)Agadja Ahosu April 1732 (1740 ?) to 17 May 1774 Tegbessou Ahosu 1774 to 1789 Kpengla Ahosu 17 April 1790 to 1797 Agonglo Ahosu April 1797 to 1804 Adandozan Madogugu Regent 1804 to 1818 Adandozan Madogugu Ahosu 1818 to December 1858 Ghezo Gbalangbe, Zedoko Ahosu December 1858 to 29 December 1889 Glele Kinikini , Ahogla ,Togodo , Basagla AhosuGlele ) 30 December 1889 to 15 January 1894 Behanzin Chadakogundo 15 January 1894 Defeat and division by France into Agbome (Abomey ) and Alada (Allada ) 15 January 1894 to 1900 Agoli-agbo AhosuAgoli-agbo ) 12 February 1900 Annexation by France 1900 1918 Agoli-agbo Ahosu In Exile 1918 1940 Agoli-agbo Ahosu 1940 to 1948 Aidododo , Ahosu 1948 to 1983 Togni-Ahoussou , Ahosu 1986 to 1989 ? Joseph Langanfin , Ahosu 30 September 1989 to present Agoli Agbo Dedjalagni , Ahosu 22 January 2000 to present Houédogni Béhanzin , Ahosu Rival king
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Based in his capital of Agbome , Wegbaja and his successors succeeded in establishing a highly centralized state with a deep-rooted kingship cult of sacrificial offerings, including a heavy emphasis on human sacrifices in large numbers, to the ancestors of the monarch. Nevertheless, Agadja was unable to defeat the neighbouring kingdom of Oyo, Dahomey's chief rival in the slave trade, and in 1730 , he became a tributary of Oyo, though he still managed to maintain Dahomey's independence. Even as a tributary state , Dahomey continued to expand and flourish because of the slave trade and later through the export of palm oil from large plantations that emerged.
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