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The Slave Trade's African Wars: Dahomey and the Fall of Whydah
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into a brutal chapter of the transatlantic slave trade that's often glossed over: the African wars that supplied the captives. They focus on the Kingdom of Dahomey and its conquest of Whydah in 1727, a campaign that reshaped the slave trade on the West African coast. Lucas explains how Dahomey, under King Agaja, turned slave raiding into a state-sponsored enterprise, capturing thousands of war captives for European traders at the coast. The conversation touches on the role of female soldiers, the infamous 'Amazon' corps, and the broader…
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