Houegbadja

Houegbadja
King of Dahomey
Modern drawing of Houegbadja by Cyr Raoul A. Sehou-Houindo
Reignc. 1645–c.1685
PredecessorDakodonou
SuccessorAkaba
Died1685 (1686)
HouseAladaxonou (Allada compound/house).
Emblems of King Houegbadja (1645-1685), a fish, a trap and a scepter

Houegbadja or Wegbaja or Aho was a King in the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, from around 1645 until 1685. Houegbadja followed his father Dakodonou to the throne and formed much of the administration and religious practices for the Kingdom of Dahomey. Because of this he is often credited as the First King of Dahomey.