Danish colonization of Greenland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Danish_colonization_of_Greenland
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:affectedPopulation gptkb:Greenlandic_Inuit
Danish settlers
gptkbp:colonizer gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:economicImportance monopoly on trade
gptkbp:endDate 1953
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Danish colonization of Greenland
gptkbp:languageIntroduced Danish
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Hans_Egede
gptkbp:location gptkb:Greenland
gptkbp:politicalChange Greenland became a Danish county in 1953
gptkbp:precededBy Norse colonization of Greenland
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Greenlandic_Inuit
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Denmark
Danish–Norwegian realm
colonialism in the Americas
gptkbp:religionIntroduced gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:resultedIn Danish sovereignty over Greenland
Greenland as an integral part of Denmark
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:missionary
trade monopoly
Greenlandic Home Rule (1979)
Greenlandic Self-Government Act (2009)
abolition of trade monopoly in 1857
establishment of Godthåb (Nuuk)
introduction of Lutheran Christianity
gptkbp:startDate 1721
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scandinavian_History
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7