Dahomey conquered Allada, the origin for the royal family according to oral tradition, and in 1727 he conquered Whydah. This increased size of the kingdom, particularly along the Atlantic coast, and increased power made Dahomey into a regional power. The result was near constant warfare with the main regional state, the Oyo Empire, from 1728 until 1740. The warfare with the Oyo empire resulted in Dahomey assuming a tributary status to the Oyo empire. Tegbesu, also spelled as Tegbessou, was King of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, from 1740 until 1774. Tegbesu was not the oldest son of King Agaja (1718–1740), but
In Dahomey Homestead refuses to continue to support Punkerton's acts, and the show culminates with a spectacular cakewalk. In other sources, "In Dahomey" is described as following the attempts of two con men (played by Bert Williams and George Walker) charged with recovering a lost heirloom to be flipped for profit. The search for the heirloom crosses paths with a colonized society that looks to settle in Dahomey. The plot of the original source-text differs according to many sources, but all agree there were three primary locales in "In Dahomey": Boston, Gatorville (Florida) and Dahomey. A recovered New York Theatre program printed