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- Agaja abstract "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 (1724) and Whydah (1727). Wars with the powerful Oyo Empire to the east of Dahomey resulted in Agaja accepting tributary status to that empire and providing yearly gifts. After this, Agaja attempted to control the new territory of the kingdom of Dahomey through militarily suppressing revolts and creating administrative and ceremonial systems. Agaja died in 1740 after another war with the Oyo Empire and his son Tegbessou became the new king. Agaja is credited with creating many of the key government structures of Dahomey, including the Yovogan and the Mehu.The motivations of Agaja and his involvement with the slave trade remain an active dispute among historians of Dahomey with some arguing that he was resistant to the slave trade but agreed to it because of the need to defend his kingdom, while others argue that no such motivation existed and the wars against Allada and Whydah were simply for economic control.".
- Agaja activeYearsEndYear "1740".
- Agaja activeYearsStartYear "1718".
- Agaja deathPlace Allada.
- Agaja parent Houegbadja.
- Agaja predecessor Akaba_of_Dahomey.
- Agaja predecessor Hangbe.
- Agaja successor Tegbessou.
- Agaja title "King of Dahomey".
- Agaja wikiPageExternalLink menu.html.
- Agaja wikiPageExternalLink lambe.htm.
- Agaja wikiPageExternalLink snelgrave3.htm.
- Agaja wikiPageExternalLink 2up.
- Agaja wikiPageID "72441".
- Agaja wikiPageLength "29899".
- Agaja wikiPageOutDegree "66".
- Agaja wikiPageRevisionID "699699074".
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Abolitionism_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Abomey.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Aja_people.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Akaba_of_Dahomey.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Allada.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Annual_Customs_of_Dahomey.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Atlantic_slave_trade.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Badagry.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Basil_Davidson.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Benin.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Caravel.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Category:1673_births.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Category:1740_deaths.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Category:18th-century_monarchs_in_Africa.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Category:Kings_of_Dahomey.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Category:Year_of_birth_unknown.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Dahomean_religion.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Dahomey.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Dahomey_Amazons.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink David_Henige.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Dutch_West_India_Company.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Fon_people.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Francisco_Félix_de_Sousa.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink George_II_of_Great_Britain.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Gomè-Sota.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Hangbe.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink History_of_the_Kingdom_of_Dahomey.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Houegbadja.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Jakin.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink John_Atkins_(naval_surgeon).
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Karl_Polanyi.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink King_of_Dahomey.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Kingdom_of_Whydah.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Mahi_people.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Ouémé_River.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Oyo_Empire.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Royal_African_Company.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Slave_Coast.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Tegbessou.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Tributary_state.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink Walter_Rodney.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink William_Snelgrave.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink File:Dahomey_amazon2.jpg.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink File:Oyoxviii.jpeg.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLink File:The_Door_of_No_Return_in_Ouidah,_November_2007.jpg.
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLinkText "Agaja".
- Agaja wikiPageWikiLinkText "King Agaja".
- Agaja deathPlace "Allada".
- Agaja father Houegbadja.
- Agaja mother "Nan Adonon".
- Agaja name "Agaja".
- Agaja predecessor "Akaba or Hangbe".
- Agaja reign "1718".
- Agaja royalHouse "Aladaxonou".
- Agaja successor Tegbessou.
- Agaja title King_of_Dahomey.
- Agaja title Rulers_of_the_Fon_state_of_Danhome.
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- Agaja wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Monarchs_of_Dahomey.
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- Agaja wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:S-end.
- Agaja wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:S-reg.
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- Agaja years "1718".
- Agaja subject Category:1673_births.
- Agaja subject Category:1740_deaths.
- Agaja subject Category:18th-century_monarchs_in_Africa.
- Agaja subject Category:Kings_of_Dahomey.
- Agaja subject Category:Year_of_birth_unknown.
- Agaja hypernym King.
- Agaja type Agent.