Ajache - Ajache

Japanese: アジャチェ - あじゃちぇ
Ajache - Ajache

…It is a city with a thriving traditional craft industry, including pottery, clothing, and leatherwork, and is also the base of the fishing industry. It was called Ajaxe as the capital of a kingdom established in the late 16th century, but in 1752 Portugal established it as a base for the slave trade, and it came to be called Porto Novo. The king of Porto Novo signed a treaty with France in 1863, and it came under its protection. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ajache" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…陶器,衣料,革細工など伝統工芸が盛んで,水産業の基地でもある。16世紀後半ころに成立した王国の都としてアジャチェと呼ばれていたが,1752年にポルトガルが奴隷貿易の基地とし,ポルト・ノボと称するにいたった。ポルト・ノボの王は1863年にフランスと条約を結び,その保護下に入った。…

※「アジャチェ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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