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Group: Whydah, Kingdom of
People: Theodoric Strabo

Whydah, Kingdom of

Years: 1677 - 1727

The Kingdom of Whydah, sometimes written Hueda, is a kingdom on the coast of West Africa in the boundaries of the modern nation of Benin.

Between 1677 and 1681, it is conquered by the Akwamu a member of the Akan people.

It is a major slave trading post.

In 1700, it has a coastline of around 10 miles (16 km); under King Haffon, the last ruler, this is expanded to 40 miles (64 km), and stretching 25 miles (40 km) inland.

The kingdom is centered in Savi.

Capital
Savi Zou Benin