King Agaja
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King Agaja was an 18th-century ruler of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, known for expanding its territory, centralizing power, and intensifying its role in the Atlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Agaja canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3329489 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King Agaja Context triple: [Kingdom of Dahomey, notableRuler, King Agaja]
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A.
King Chattergy
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B.
Himraja
Himraja is a notable Marathi literary work by the acclaimed poet and writer Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, better known as Kusumagraj.
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C.
Kutaraja
Kutaraja was the principal urban and political center of the Singhasari Kingdom, a powerful Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in 13th-century Indonesia.
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D.
Prince Bolo
Prince Bolo is a dashing, impulsive warrior prince from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," known for his melodramatic heroism and quest to rescue Princess Batcheat.
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E.
Kabaka Yekka
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King Agaja Target entity description: King Agaja was an 18th-century ruler of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, known for expanding its territory, centralizing power, and intensifying its role in the Atlantic slave trade.
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A.
King Chattergy
King Chattergy is a fictional monarch in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," ruling the fantastical realm of Gup.
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B.
Himraja
Himraja is a notable Marathi literary work by the acclaimed poet and writer Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, better known as Kusumagraj.
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C.
Kutaraja
Kutaraja was the principal urban and political center of the Singhasari Kingdom, a powerful Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in 13th-century Indonesia.
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D.
Prince Bolo
Prince Bolo is a dashing, impulsive warrior prince from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," known for his melodramatic heroism and quest to rescue Princess Batcheat.
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E.
Kabaka Yekka
Kabaka Yekka was a monarchist political party in early post-independence Uganda that primarily represented the interests of the Buganda kingdom and its traditional institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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king ⓘ monarch ⓘ ruler of Dahomey ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Agaja Trudo
ⓘ
linked to:
Agaja
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| capitalOfRealm | Abomey ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| conflictedWith | Oyo Empire ⓘ |
| conquered |
Kingdom of Allada
ⓘ
Kingdom of Whydah ⓘ |
| continentRuledIn | Africa ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| dynasty | Houegbadja dynasty ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
English traders
ⓘ
European slave traders ⓘ French traders ⓘ Portuguese traders ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Fon people ⓘ |
| expandedTerritoryTo |
Allada
ⓘ
Whydah ⓘ |
| father | Houegbadja ⓘ |
| governmentTypeUnderRule | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bight of Benin ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralization of royal authority
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conflicts with coastal kingdoms ⓘ involvement in the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ military conquests ⓘ reforms of Dahomean administration ⓘ territorial expansion of Dahomey ⓘ |
| legacy |
association with the growth of the slave trade in the Bight of Benin
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formation of Dahomey as a regional power ⓘ |
| modernCountryLocation | Benin ⓘ |
| name | Agaja ⓘ |
| placeOfRule | Abomey ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of power under the king
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integration of conquered territories into Dahomey ⓘ state control over coastal trade routes ⓘ |
| predecessor | Akaba ⓘ |
| regionRuledIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1740 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1718 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | traditional West African religion ⓘ |
| strengthened |
royal army of Dahomey
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linked to:
Dahomey army
royal bureaucracy of Dahomey ⓘ |
| successor | Tegbesu ⓘ |
| used | war captives as slaves for export ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Agaja Description of subject: King Agaja was an 18th-century ruler of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, known for expanding its territory, centralizing power, and intensifying its role in the Atlantic slave trade.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.