The kingdom of Dahomey situated in what is now southern Benin reached the height of its strength and glory during the heyday of the Atlantic slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries. Abomey, Dahomey's capital, was built in 1620 by Dogbari, who left Allada after a power struggle between his brothers for control of that kingdom. Under the administration of Dogbari and his heirs, Abomey was enlarged by military conquest and solidified as a strong kingdom, and Dahomey became significantly engaged in the European slave trade, which had begun in earnest a century prior with the entrance of the Dutch.

The reign of Gezo (1818-1858), who deposed King Adandozan, was the height of Dahomey's strength and influence. However, the abolition of the slave trade in the mid-nineteenth century drastically impacted the economic fortunes of Dahomey, requiring it to offer basic items for increasingly vital colonial markets. Palm oil, its principal export, was never able to provide the same type of income the slave trade had generated. After the French acquired control of Porto-Novo, business deteriorated. In 1892 the French began a full-scale invasion of Dahomey. Dahomey's chiefs surrendered in 1894, and the kingdom became a French colony.

This book "Dahomey and the Slave Trade" tells the tale of the Kingdom of Dahomey and accounts the role it played during the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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• Publication Date: October 3, 2022
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