1732Event
Dahomey destroys Jakin, shifting Oyo's trade east
Dahomey destroyed the port of Jakin in 1732, after which Oyo's trade moved further east to Badagry and Porto Novo.
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1732
Dahomey destroys Jakin, shifting Oyo's trade east
Dahomey destroyed the port of Jakin in 1732, after which Oyo's trade moved further east to Badagry and Porto Novo.
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What happened
Dahomey destroyed the port of Jakin in 1732, after which Oyo's trade moved further east to Badagry and Porto Novo. From the 1760s an increasing amount of trade moved still further east to the emerging port of Lagos.