Tado (formerly Ezame) is a village in south east
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...
, near the border with
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
.
Tradition states that Tado was the birthplace of the
Aja people
The Aja or Adja are an ethnic group native to south-western Benin and south-eastern Togo.
According to oral tradition, the Aja migrated to southern Benin in the 12th or 13th century from Tado on the Mono River, and , three brothers, Kokpon, Do- ...
and other Gbe speaking people such as Ewe,Fon,Phla/Phera,Gun/Ogun at some point in the 12th or 13th century.
Today the Aja populate the south part of Togo and Benin. It is also the reputed birthplace of
Gangnihessou, the first king of
Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African List of kingdoms in Africa throughout history, kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in ...
, in the 16th century.
The Awomefia stool of Anlo in Ghana is reputed to be the original royal stool of Tado that was taken away during a succession dispute.
Today Tado is a centre of
pilgrim
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age for Aja and other Gbe people from across the region, who visit the village each August to pray for their ancestral spirits.
See also
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Gbe languages, History section
References
External links
A BRIEF VIEW OF TADO AND THE ROYAL PALACE OF THE ADJA
Populated places in Plateaux Region, Togo
History of Africa
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