Editing Agaja (section)

===Rise to power===
Oral tradition says that Agaja was born around 1673, the second oldest son to [[Houegbadja]]. Houegbadja's first two children were the twins [[Akaba of Dahomey|Akaba]] and [[Hangbe]]. Agaja was originally called Dosu, a traditional [[Fon people|Fon]] name for the first son born after twins.{{sfn|Bay|1998|p=54}} When Houegbadja died, Akaba became the king and ruled from 1685 until about 1716. Akaba died during a war in the [[Ouémé River]] valley and since his oldest son, Agbo Sassa, was a minor, his twin sister Hangbe may have ruled for a brief period of time (alternatively given as either three months or three years).{{sfn|Bay|1998|p=54}} Hangbe supported a faction that wanted Agbo Sassa to be the next king, but Agaja contested this and became the ruler in 1718 after a brief, violent struggle.{{sfn|Bay|1998|pp=54-55}}