Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:company
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| gptkbp:awardedBy |
Sovereign authority
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| gptkbp:defines |
A company formed by investors or shareholders for the purpose of trade, exploration, and colonization, granted rights and privileges by a royal charter.
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| gptkbp:dissolved |
Bankruptcy
Nationalization Revocation of charter |
| gptkbp:feature |
Limited liability for shareholders
Ability to mint currency Ability to negotiate treaties Ability to raise armies Monopoly rights Quasi-governmental powers |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Early modern period
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chartered Company
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Granted by royal charter
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:Royal_African_Company gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company gptkb:Virginia_Company |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Trade
Exploration Colonization |
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:public_company
gptkb:Monopoly Imperialism Colonialism Royal charter |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:British_Colonial_Government
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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