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Do-Aklin

1550 - 1700

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Do-Aklin or Gangnihessou (Ganye Hessou) or Dogbari is claimed as the founder of the Fon Kingdom of Dahomey in present-day Benin and the first person in the royal lineage of the Kings of Dahomey (the Aladaxonou dynasty). In many versions he is considered the first king of Dahomey even though the kingdom was founded after his death. Very little is known about Do-Aklin and most of it is connected to folklore, but it is generally claimed that he settled a large group of Aja people from Allada on the Abomey plateau amongst the local inhabitants in c. 1620. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Do-Aklin is the 1,564th most popular politician (up from 5,217th in 2019), the most popular biography from Benin (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Beninese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Do-Aklin ranks 1,564 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Akbar II, Servilia, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Stephen III of Moldavia, and Arnold Rüütel. After him are Tiberius II Constantine, Abijah of Judah, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Jim Mattis, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and Carus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1550, Do-Aklin ranks 7. Before him are Charles IX of France, Safiye Sultan, Willem Barentsz, John Napier, Charles IX of Sweden, and John Davis. After him are Henry I, Duke of Guise, Camillus de Lellis, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Jang-geum, Stanislaus Kostka, and Karin Månsdotter. Among people deceased in 1700, Do-Aklin ranks 4. Before him are Pope Innocent XII, Charles II of Spain, and André Le Nôtre. After him are John Dryden, Rajaram I, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, Louis Jolliet, Marguerite Bourgeoys, and Silvestro Valier.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Do-Aklin ranks 1 out of 25. After him are Phillis Wheatley (1753), Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Mathieu Kérékou (1933), Bernardin Gantin (1922), Hubert Maga (1916), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Benin

Among politicians born in Benin, Do-Aklin ranks 1. After him are Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Mathieu Kérékou (1933), Hubert Maga (1916), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), and Paul-Émile de Souza (1930).

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