Agaja
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Agaja was an 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa, known for expanding the kingdom’s power and centralizing its political and military structures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agaja Trudo | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ monarch of Dahomey ⓘ |
| activity |
diplomacy
ⓘ
state-building ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Abomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Dahomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Fon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Houegbadja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later political organization of Dahomey
ⓘ
regional balance of power in 18th-century West Africa ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| implemented |
centralized administrative structures in Dahomey
ⓘ
reorganization of Dahomey’s army ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integrating conquered territories into Dahomey
ⓘ
strengthening royal authority over provincial chiefs ⓘ using tribute systems to control vassal states ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Fon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centralization of political power in Dahomey
ⓘ
conflict with the Oyo Empire ⓘ conquest of Allada ⓘ conquest of Whydah ⓘ expansion of the Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ military reforms in Dahomey ⓘ wars of expansion against neighboring states ⓘ |
| partOf | royal dynasty of Dahomey ⓘ |
| placeOfRule | Kingdom of Dahomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Dahomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Akaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1740 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1718 ⓘ |
| relative |
Akaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tegbesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Vodun (traditional Fon religion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Abomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sought | control of coastal trade routes ⓘ |
| successor | Tegbesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Ahosu of Dahomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agaja Trudo