Rulers of Hogbonu (Porto-Novo)
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List of Rulers of Hogbonu (Porto-Novo)

Territory located in present-day Benin
Benin
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Later known as Ajache Ipo or Ajashe (Adjatshe/Adjatché).

Ahosu = King.
Tenure Incumbent Notes
Hogbonu Kingdom   Division of Alada
Alada
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 royal family
Agasuvi Dynasty (Alada-tadonu or Hwegbonu Dynasty)
1688 to 1729 Té-Agbanlin, Ahosu
1729 to 1739 Hiakpon, Ahosu
1739 to 1746 Lokpon, Ahosu
1746 to 1752 Hude
Hude
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, Queen
1752 to 1757 Messe
Messé
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, Ahosu
(Messi)
1757 to 1761 Huyi, Ahosu
1761 to 1765 Gbeyon, Ahosu
1765 to 1775 Interregnum
Interregnum
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1775 to 1783 Ayikpe, Ahosu
1783 to 1794 Ayaton, Ahosu
Ajache Ipo Kingdom
1794 to 1807 Huffon, Ahosu
1807 to 1816 Ajohan, Ahosu
1816 to 1818 Toyi, Ahosu
1818 to 1828 Hueze, Ahosu
1828 to 1836 Toyon
Toyon
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, Ahosu
1836 to 8 September 1848 Meyi, Ahosu
8 September 1848 to 3 February 1864 Sodji, Ahosu
11 February 1864 to 23 May 1872 Mikpon, Ahosu
to 1872 Mikpon, Ahosu
4 June 1872 to 26 June 1874 Messi, Ahosu
(Messi II)
16 September 1874 to 7 February 1908 Tofa
Tofa
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, Ahosu
(Tofa II)
French annexation
7 February 1908 to 22 October 1913 Gbdessin, Chef supérieur
1913 to 1929 Hudji, Chef supérieur
1929 to 1930 Toli
Toli
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, Chef supérieur
1930 to 1940 Gbehinto, Chef supérieur
1941 to 194? Gbesso Toyi, Chef supérieur
194? to 16 July 1976 Alohinto Gbeffa, Chef supérieur

Sources

  • http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html
  • African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland

See also

  • Benin
    Benin
    Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

    • Heads of Government of Benin
      Heads of government of Benin
      -Prime Ministers of Benin :-Affiliations:-Sources:*http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#benin*http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Benin.html*http://news.bbc.co.uk/...

    • Colonial Heads of Benin (Dahomey)
      Colonial heads of Benin (Dahomey)
      -List of Colonial Heads of Dahomey and Porto-Novo :For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of Benin-Sources:* http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#benin...

  • Lists of Incumbents
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