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Whydah, Kingdom of
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.
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