This is a list of rulers of the kingdom of Dassa, a territory located in present-day Benin.
The Kingdom of Dassa was founded around 1600. Around 1800, Dahomey won it in a conquest. In 1889, it became independent of Dahomey, but was placed under a French protectorate.
Oba = Ruler.
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! width="18%"|Tenure
! width="40%"|Incumbent
! width="20%"|Historical era
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|c.1600||colspan="2"|Foundation of Dassa kingdom
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|c.1800||colspan="2"|Conquest by Danhome
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|1889||colspan="2"|French protectorate independent of Danhome
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|<small>c. 1600 – ????</small>||Origi, <small>Oba</small>||
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| ||Araye, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Okemou, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Oyoubo, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Agou, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Osoy, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Araka, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Kinyoun, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Nana, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Ojo, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Egba Kotan I, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Sokoti, <small>Oba</small>||
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|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
| ||Arisi, <small>Oba</small>||
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|<small>???? – 1889</small>||Amoro, <small>Oba</small>|| rowspan="5" |French West Africa (France)
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|<small>1889 – ????</small>||Ajikin Zomaw, <small>Oba</small>
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|<small>???? – 1941</small>||Abisi Oyo, <small>Oba</small>
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|<small>13 June 1941 – 24 July 1942</small>||Awo Alagi, <small>Oba</small>
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|<small>1942 – ????</small>||Bernardin Zomaw, <small>Oba</small>
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|<small>3 March 2002 – ????</small>||Egba Kotan II, <small>Oba</small>|| rowspan="2" |Republic of Benin
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|<small>c. 2023</small> <small>– </small>||Djagou Afoman Egbakokou II, <small>Oba</small>
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Sources
- rulers.org/benitrad
- https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Benin_native.html
See also
- Benin
- Yoruba states
- Rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha
- Rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu
- Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe
- Rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo
- Lists of office-holders