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Haffon (1695–1727) was the last ruler of the
Haffon (1695–1727) was the last ruler of the Kingdom of Whydah
The Kingdom of Whydah ( known locally as; ''Glexwe'' / ''Glehoue'', but also known and spelt in old literature as; ''Hueda'', ''Whidah,'' ''Ajuda'', ''Ouidah'', ''Whidaw,'' ''Juida'', and ''Juda'' ( yo, Igelefe; french: Ouidah) was a kingdom on ...
before it was captured by the forces of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a region ...
in 1727.
Born in 1695, Haffon became King of Whydah in 1708. He was not crowned in a formal ceremony at Savi
Savi is a town in Benin that was the capital of the Kingdom of Whydah prior to its capture by the forces of Dahomey in 1727.
An account of the city was given by Robert Norris in 1789:
There were British, French, Dutch and Portuguese factorie ...
until April 1725. His coronation party included 40 of his favorite wives. The 1725 date is that given by Chevalier des Marchais Reynaud Des Marchais, Chevalier des Marchais was a French cartographer, navigator, and captain of a slave ship who travelled extensively in the west coast of Africa, the West Indies and the northwest coast of South America between 1704 and 1727, und ...
but some modern scholars argue it happened in 1717-1718.
References
*Harms, Robert. ''The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade''. Basic Books: New York, 2002. p. 152-155. African kings 1695 births 18th-century rulers in Africa 1727 deaths History of Benin {{Africa-royal-stub