List of rulers of the Fon state of Savi Hweda
Template:More footnotes Template:Use dmy dates Territory located in present-day Benin. The Kingdom of Whydah was founded in c. 1580 by refugees from Allada.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> From 1727 the kingdom was subjected by the kingdom of Dahomey and ruled through a governor in collaboration with the Whydah king.<ref name=":0" /> On 30 November 1891, Whydah was under a French protectorate, effective from 3 December 1892.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1894 it became part of the colony of French Dahomey.<ref name=":0" />
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Most information in the table below is taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (Third edition, 2006) except where referenced from a different source.<ref name=":0" />
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kings of Whydah | ||
| c. 1580 – c. 1620 | Haholo | |
| c. 1620 – c. 1640 | Kpassé | |
| c. 1640 – ? | ? | |
| ? – c. 1669 | ? | |
| c. 1669 – c. 1690 | Ayohuan | |
| c. 1690 – 1703 | Agbangia | |
| 1703 – 1708 | Amah | Also known as Aysan.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> |
| 1708 – February 1727 | Huffon | |
| Nominal Kings of Whydah under Dahomey rule | ||
| February 1727 – 1741 | Huffon | |
| 1741 – ? | ? | |
| 1753<ref name=":2" /> – December 1774 | Sagbe<ref name=":2" /> | |
| December 1774 – 1775 | Agbamy | |
| 1776 – 1802<ref name=":2" /> | Akanmou<ref name=":2" /> | |
| 1804 – 1819<ref name=":2" /> | Dèkpon<ref name=":2" /> | |
| 1820 – 1843<ref name=":2" /> | Dèdé<ref name=":2" /> | |
| 1844 – 1857<ref name=":2" /> | Dèdji<ref name=":2" /> | |
| Dahomey Governors | ||
| February 1727 – 1744 | Dassu | |
| 1744 – c. 1765 | Dedele | |
| c. 1765 – ? | Sekplon | |
| ? – ? | Bassoh | |
| ? – c. 1868 | ? | |
| Kings of Whydah (restored) | ||
| c. 1868 – 1879 | Adjossogbé | |
| 1879 – c. 1882 | Zinhummé | |
| c. 1882 – c. 1884 | Seklocka | |
| c. 1884 – c. 1887 | Aguessi Dagba | |
| c. 1887 – c. 1890 | Jagba | |
| c. 1890 – 1898 | Nugbododhone | |
| 1898 – 2006 | Interregenum | |
| 2006 – present<ref name=":1" /> | Mitodaho Kpassenhon<ref name=":1" /> | |