Kpengla was a King of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, from 1774 until 1789. Kpengla followed his father Tegbessou to the throne and much of his administration was defined by the increasing Atlantic slave trade and regional rivalry over the profits from this trade. His attempts to control the slave trade generally failed, and when he died of smallpox in 1789, his son Agonglo came to the throne and ended many of his policies.
Kpengla was a King of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, from 1774 until 1789. Kpengla followed his father Tegbessou to the throne and much...
took over from his father King Kpengla in 1789 and inherited many of the economic problems that developed during Kpengla's reign. Because of the poor economy...
in a tunic at Place goho in Abomey Reign 1740–1774 Predecessor Agaja Successor Kpengla Died 1774 (1775) House Aladaxonou Father Agaja Mother Hwanjile...
carved". It was a replica of the throne of the seventh king of Dahomey, Kpengla. It was given as a gift by ambassadors of the king Adandozan for the, at...
occupation. The Royal Road was built in the late 18th century by King Kpengla which stretched from Abomey through Cana up to Ouidah. The quality of early...
(1718–1740) Vassal of the Oyo Empire, 1740–1823 Tegbessou, King (1740–1774) Kpengla, King (1774–1789) Agonglo, King (1789–1797) Adandozan, King (1797–1818)...
occupation. The Royal Road was built in the late 18th century by King Kpengla which stretched from Abomey through Cana up to Ouidah. Between 1725 and...
had defined the administrations of his father Agonglo and grandfather Kpengla, Adandozan tried to reduce slavery to decrease European trade, and when...
Second Franco-Dahomean War Dakodonou Gangnihessou Ghezo Glele Houegbadja Kpengla Rulers of the Fon state of Danhome Tegbessou The annual customs of Dahomey...
Kusi Obodom, Ashanti–Dahomey relations had soured. After Dahomean King Kpengla came into power in the late 18th century, he sent an embassy with gifts...
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