Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company
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The Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company is the 1670 royal document by which King Charles II granted the company extensive trading rights and territorial control over the vast region known as Rupert's Land in North America.
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| Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company Context triple: [Royal Charter of 1670, title, Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company]
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Royal Charter of the East India Company
The Royal Charter of the East India Company was the 1600 English crown decree that granted the company a trade monopoly in Asia, laying the foundation for British commercial and later political dominance in India.
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B.
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
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C.
Haldimand Proclamation
The Haldimand Proclamation was a 1784 British colonial decree granting the Mohawk and other Haudenosaunee allies land along the Grand River in what is now Ontario as compensation for losses suffered during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was a decree issued by King George III after the Seven Years’ War that reorganized British territories in North America, regulated westward colonial expansion, and set guidelines for relations with Indigenous peoples.
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E.
King's Regulations
King's Regulations are the formal rules and administrative code governing conduct, discipline, and procedures within the British Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company Target entity description: The Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company is the 1670 royal document by which King Charles II granted the company extensive trading rights and territorial control over the vast region known as Rupert's Land in North America.
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A.
Royal Charter of the East India Company
The Royal Charter of the East India Company was the 1600 English crown decree that granted the company a trade monopoly in Asia, laying the foundation for British commercial and later political dominance in India.
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B.
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
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C.
Haldimand Proclamation
The Haldimand Proclamation was a 1784 British colonial decree granting the Mohawk and other Haudenosaunee allies land along the Grand River in what is now Ontario as compensation for losses suffered during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was a decree issued by King George III after the Seven Years’ War that reorganized British territories in North America, regulated westward colonial expansion, and set guidelines for relations with Indigenous peoples.
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E.
King's Regulations
King's Regulations are the formal rules and administrative code governing conduct, discipline, and procedures within the British Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding document
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legal document ⓘ royal charter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hudson's Bay Company Charter
NERFINISHED
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Royal Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Rupert's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archiveLocation | United Kingdom National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedOrganization | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
establishment of a Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay
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obligation to pay rent or dues to the Crown ⓘ right to appoint governors and officers in Rupert's Land ⓘ right to hold lands and property in perpetuity ⓘ right to make ordinances not contrary to the laws of England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1670-05-02 ⓘ |
| definedTerritoryAs | all lands whose rivers flow into Hudson Bay ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedMonopolyOn | fur trade in Rupert's Land ⓘ |
| grantedRights |
exclusive trading rights in Rupert's Land
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rights of government over Rupert's Land ⓘ rights to administer justice within Rupert's Land ⓘ rights to build forts and trading posts ⓘ rights to make laws within Rupert's Land ⓘ rights to wage defensive war in the chartered territory ⓘ |
| grantedTerritorialControlIn | Rupert's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTradingRightsIn | Rupert's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | trade in the Hudson Bay watershed ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Restoration era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English mercantilist policy ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
Hudson's Bay Company governance of Rupert's Land
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Hudson's Bay Company trading monopoly in the Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | letters patent ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Hudson Bay drainage basin
NERFINISHED
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parts of present-day Canada ⓘ parts of present-day United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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colonial law ⓘ corporate charters ⓘ history of Canada ⓘ |
| significantFor |
British colonial expansion in North America
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creation of Rupert's Land as a corporate territory ⓘ development of the Canadian fur trade ⓘ establishment of Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1670 ⓘ |
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