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Exodus of the Ewe from Notsé
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The exodus of the Ewe from Notsé is an event that took place during the 16th-17th centuries, under the reign of the king of Notsé, Agokoli (1670-1720). After founding a prosperous city-state in Notsé in the previous century, it gradually declined and soon came under the authority of Agokoli, who was known for his brutal and violent methods. In response to his tyranny, epitomized by his desire to erect a monumental sacred enclosure in Notsé, a number of the city's inhabitants decided to exile themselves and migrate westward to other regions of present-day Togo and Ghana. This migration is the genesis of the Ewe people, who number over ten million members by the early 21st century. It also gave rise to sub-groups of the Ewe people, such as the Agomé and the Waci.
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Although the existence of this event is not disputed, the significance of the migration as the origin of the Ewe people is sometimes questioned, primarily due to a simplistic view of the events. This perspective is partly attributed to the German and French colonization of Togo and Ghana, where colonial historians and anthropologists paid little attention to and showed little interest in oral tradition data, leading to the assumption that important material has been lost. Moreover, it is possible that they documented this version for evangelization purposes, drawing parallels between the biblical Exodus narrative and that of the Ewe.