# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/akaba-of-dahomey
# Generated: 2026-08-16T05:47:49.379Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/akaba-of-dahomey"
name: "Akaba of Dahomey"
slug: "akaba-of-dahomey"
description: "Akaba also known as Adahunzo or Housseou was an early King of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, from 1685 until c.1716. King Houegbadja had created the basic structure of the kingdom on the Abomey plateau. His first children were the twins of Akaba and Hangbe and they were followed by another son of Houegbadja who would become King Agaja. As the oldest son, Akaba became the king upon Houegbadja's death and ruled until 1716 when he died during battle in the Ouémé River Valley, either of small pox or in battle. When he died his sister, Hangbe, became the ruler and began preparing Akaba's oldest son, Agbo Sassa, for the throne. In 1718, Agaja, the next oldest son after Akaba from Houegbadja, fought with Agbo Sassa and Hangbe and became the next King of Dahomey."
tagline: "King of Dahomey"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Symbole_de_Akaba_roi_du_Dahomey_au_mur_de_la_place_Goho_%C3%A0_Abomey_au_B%C3%A9nin5.jpg/330px-Symbole_de_Akaba_roi_du_Dahomey_au_mur_de_la_place_Goho_%C3%A0_Abomey_au_B%C3%A9nin5.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1650"
deathDate: "1708"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.97
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.546257333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%83_%D0%90%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0"
    title: "Хуесу Акаба"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%87_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85%D9%89"
    title: "عقبه داهومى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houessou_Akaba"
    title: "Houessou Akaba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaba_of_Dahomey"
    title: "Akaba of Dahomey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaba"
    title: "Akaba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaba"
    title: "Akaba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaba_(Dahomeyn_kuningas)"
    title: "Akaba (Dahomeyn kuningas)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fon.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaba"
    title: "Akaba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houessou_Akaba"
    title: "Houessou Akaba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acab%C3%A1"
    title: "Acabá"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561733"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump