Allada
| Allada | |||
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| Coordinates | 6 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 9 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Benin | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BJ | ||
Al (l) ada or Ardres (French) is a city in Benin and used to be the capital of the Fon kingdom of the same name , which was founded around 1440 by people from Tado .
The first king and a large part of the population were Adja , so that an alliance was concluded early on with the "brothers" of Sahé . But already the second or third regent was a Fon .
history
Around 1610 the Fon ruler dynasty was deposed and Hunungungu from the Adja dynasty of Ardra was installed. From around 1615 some Fon emigrated and founded the city of Abomey with the Kingdom of Dahomey . The memory of the emigrants was preserved through the festival of the dead "Journey to Allada" - thus death was seen as a spiritual return to the land of the ancestors (see description in King Houessou Akaba ).
In March 1724 the kingdom was conquered by King Dossou Agadja von Dahomey. King Tegbesu of Dahomey set 1734 one his loan paid prince one, whose title and office inherited in the male line. This dynasty died out around 1780 and a descendant of the original royal dynasty of Alada was installed in its place.
On February 4, 1894, French troops liberated the principality in the fight against Dahomey, which was now allowed to call itself an independent kingdom again. In 1909 this kingdom was annexed by France and the king and his descendants became "chef supérieur".
List of the kings of Allada
- King Aholuho of the Adja around 1440
- King De Nufion around 1445
- King Dassu around 1458
- King Dassa around 1470
- King Adjakpa around 1475
- King Yessu around 1490
- King Azoton around 1495
- King Yessu around 1498
- King Akonde around 1510
- King Amamu around 1520
- King Agagnon around 1530
- King Agbangba around 1540
- King Hueze around 1550
- King Agbande around 1560
- King Kin-Ha around 1580
- King Mindji around 1585
- King Akoli ABT 1587 - ABT 1590
- King Kopon of the Fon (first historically documented regent) ABT 1590 - ABT 1610
- King Hunungungu of the Adja from Ardra around ABT 1610
- King Te-Agdanlin from ABT 1620
- King (s) unknown
- King Lamadje Pokonu ABT 16 ?? - ABT 1660
- King Tezifon ABT 1660 - unknown
- King gBagwe's reign unknown
- King dAdjara unknown until March 1724
- March 1724 to 1734 the country is directly subordinate to the King of Dahomey
- 1734 to 1742 Principality subordinate to the Kingdom of Dahomey.
- Prince Mijo 1742 - unknown
- (Princes with unknown reigns)
- Prince Ajahuton , descendant of King Aholuho ABT 1780 - 1792 (?)
- Prince Ganhwa 1792 (?) - 1842 (?) Deposed
- Prince (s?) (Unknown) 1842 (?) - 1845
- Prince Deka 1845 - unknown
- Prince Ganhwa (unknown reigns)
- Prince (s?) (Unknown reigns)
- Prince Ganji Sindje Ajahutonon-Kpevi 1842 - 1879
- Prince Gi-gla No-Don Gbé-non Mau 1879 - February 4, 1894
- King Gi-gla Gunhu-Hugnon February 4, 1894 - ABT 1898
- King Djihento ABT 1898-1909
- Djihento , chef supérieur 1909 - December 15, 1923
- Kanfon , chief supérieur 1923 - 1954
- Gi-gla II. , Head supérieur 1954 - ABT 1990
- King in Benin of traditional descent Kpodégbé Djigla from December 2, 1992
