Tado (formerly Ezame) is a village in south east
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
, near the border with
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...
.
Tradition states that Tado was the birthplace of the
Aja people
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at some point in the 12th or 13th century. Today the Aja populate the south part of Togo and Benin. It is also the reputed birthplace of
Gangnihessou, the first king 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 the 16th century.
Today Tado is a centre of
pilgrim
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age for Aja people from across the region, who visit the village each August to pray for their ancestral spirits.
See also
*
Gbe languages, History section
External links
A brief history of Tado
Populated places in Plateaux Region, Togo
History of Africa
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