Its last king, Behanzin, tried to reestablish dominance, but following the defeat of the Tukolors, the French destroyed this empire and exiled its royalty to Martinique.  
Its hegemony began when its first great king seized control of Allada and the coastal town of Wydah.  Its last king, Behanzin, tried to reestablish dominance, but following the defeat of the Tukolors, the French destroyed this empire and exiled its royalty to Martinique.  King Gezo had revived it earlier when it had been eclipsed briefly by the Oyo, but it was Agaja and his fearful Amazons that first brought it prominence.  FTP, identify this dominant slave trading empire of 19th-century West Africa, which took its name from its capital of Abomey.
Its hegemony began when its first great king seized control of Allada and the coastal town of Wydah.  
Dahomey