British East Africa Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chartered company
gptkbp:contributedTo development_of_Nairobi
gptkbp:dissolved 1895
gptkbp:economy gptkb:East_Africa
gptkbp:educational_programs for_European_settlers
gptkbp:engagements agriculture
infrastructure development
transportation
gptkbp:established Mackinnon,_Mackenzie_&_Company
William_Mackinnon
for_European_settlers
gptkbp:founded 1888
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British East Africa Company
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkb:East_Africa
gptkbp:internationalRelations gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Maji_Maji_Rebellion
environmental changes
urban planning
communication systems
land surveys
political influence
cultural assimilation
colonization
transportation networks
legal systems
plantation agriculture
mining operations
tax collection
economic exploitation
missionary activities
political administration
land leases
Zanzibar Sultanate
labor recruitment
export of tea
export of coffee
export of ivory
export of sisal
cultural_exchange
gptkbp:land_use Kenya_Highlands
gptkbp:majorCity trade
gptkbp:notableFeature coastal towns
gptkbp:notablePerson William_Mackinnon
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:opposedBy local tribes
gptkbp:principal Royal Charter
gptkbp:productionYears 1888-1895
gptkbp:promoted European_settlement
gptkbp:purpose exploitation of resources
gptkbp:railwayLine gptkb:Uganda_Railway
gptkbp:related_to British_colonialism
gptkbp:sells gptkb:Lake_Victoria
gptkb:Rift_Valley
Lake Tanganyika
gptkbp:successor gptkb:East_Africa_Protectorate
gptkbp:territory gptkb:East_Africa