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Name: kingdom of aja

Type: Cluster

Start: 1621 AD

End: 1883 AD

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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Kingdom of Aja
  • Kingdom of Aja (France)
  • Establishment


  • January 1621: Aja or Little Adra was a kingdom of the Adja in today's Republic of Benin with the capital Ajatche and the official language Aja. According to legend, succession disputes erupted around 1620 and the Ardra kingdom was divided.
  • Chronology


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    1. Events


  • January 1689: In 1688, the Fon kingdom of Ajache Ipo was founded in Porto Novo. The Fon people are an ethnic group in Benin, known for their powerful kingdoms and influence in the region.

  • February 1863: On February 23, 1863, the Kingdom of Porto Novo accepted French protection.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1884: In 1883 the French Navy landed at Porto Novo and Cotonou and incorporated them into the French colony of Dahomey.
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