Houegbadja

Houegbadja
King of Dahomey
Modern drawing of Houegbadja by Cyr Raoul A. Sehou-Houindo
Reign	c. 1645–c.1685
Predecessor	Dakodonou
Successor	Akaba
Died	1685 (1686)
House	Aladaxonou (Allada compound/house).

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.