Editing Akaba of Dahomey (section)

{{Short description|King of Dahomey from 1685 to 1716}}
{{Infobox royalty | name =Akaba
| title=[[King of Dahomey]]
| image=Symbole de Akaba roi du Dahomey au mur de la place Goho à Abomey au Bénin5.jpg
|caption=Symbol of Akaba's chameleon on Place Goho in Abomey in 2020.
| reign=1685–1716
| coronation=
| predecessor=[[Houegbadja]]
| successor=[[Agaja]] (or [[Hangbe]])
| spouse=
| issue=
| royal house=Aladaxonou
| father=[[Houegbadja]]
| mother=
| birth_date=
| birth_place =
| death_date = 1716
| death_place =[[Ouémé River|Ouémé River Valley]]
| buried=
}}
'''Akaba''' also known as '''Adahunzo''' or '''Housseou''' was an early [[King of Dahomey|King]] of the [[Kingdom of Dahomey]], in present-day [[Benin]], from 1685 until ''c.''1716.  King [[Houegbadja]] had created the basic structure of the kingdom on the Abomey plateau.  His first children were the twins of Akaba and [[Hangbe]] and they were followed by another son of Houegbadja who would become King [[Agaja]].  As the oldest son, Akaba became the king upon Houegbadja's death and ruled until 1716 when he died during battle in the [[Ouémé River|Ouémé River Valley]], either of [[small pox]] or in battle.  When he died his sister, Hangbe, became the ruler and began preparing Akaba's oldest son, Agbo Sassa, for the throne.  In 1718, Agaja, the next oldest son after Akaba from [[Houegbadja]], fought with Agbo Sassa and Hangbe and became the next King of Dahomey.