Portuguese Gold Coast
E119653
The Portuguese Gold Coast was a former Portuguese colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on fortified trading posts that played a key role in early European involvement in the Atlantic slave and gold trades.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese Gold Coast canonical | 2 |
| West African trade – Kingdom of Portugal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1029325 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Portuguese Gold Coast Context triple: [Dutch–Portuguese War, mainTheater, Portuguese Gold Coast]
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Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast was a former colonial territory of the Netherlands on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on a network of coastal forts and trading posts involved in the Atlantic slave trade and commerce in gold and other goods.
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B.
Dutch Angola
Dutch Angola was a short-lived 17th-century Dutch colonial foothold on the west coast of Central Africa, centered on Luanda and primarily focused on the Atlantic slave trade.
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C.
British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
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D.
Portuguese America
Portuguese America was the collective term for Portugal’s colonial possessions in the Americas, primarily encompassing the territory that later became Brazil.
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E.
Swahili Coast
The Swahili Coast is a historic coastal region along the Indian Ocean in East Africa known for its Swahili culture, maritime trade, and blend of African, Arab, and Persian influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Portuguese Gold Coast Target entity description: The Portuguese Gold Coast was a former Portuguese colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on fortified trading posts that played a key role in early European involvement in the Atlantic slave and gold trades.
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A.
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast was a former colonial territory of the Netherlands on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on a network of coastal forts and trading posts involved in the Atlantic slave trade and commerce in gold and other goods.
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B.
Dutch Angola
Dutch Angola was a short-lived 17th-century Dutch colonial foothold on the west coast of Central Africa, centered on Luanda and primarily focused on the Atlantic slave trade.
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C.
British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
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D.
Portuguese America
Portuguese America was the collective term for Portugal’s colonial possessions in the Americas, primarily encompassing the territory that later became Brazil.
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E.
Swahili Coast
The Swahili Coast is a historic coastal region along the Indian Ocean in East Africa known for its Swahili culture, maritime trade, and blend of African, Arab, and Persian influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese colony
ⓘ
former colony ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| coastline | Gold Coast ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Portugal ⓘ |
| colonialType |
fortified coastal enclave
ⓘ
trading-post colony ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| endTime |
1600s
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Portuguese merchants
ⓘ
Portuguese navigators ⓘ |
| export |
enslaved Africans
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gold ⓘ ivory ⓘ |
| governingSystem | overseas possession of Portugal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal forts
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factories ⓘ fortified trading posts ⓘ |
| historicalRole | first sustained European presence on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| import |
European manufactured goods
ⓘ
alcohol ⓘ firearms ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Guinea
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Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
Atlantic slave trade
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gold trade ⓘ ivory trade ⓘ pepper trade ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic world
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surface form:
Atlantic World
Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Benin
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Ivory Coast
Togo ⓘ |
| purpose |
acquisition of slaves for Atlantic plantations
ⓘ
control of gold trade routes ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significance |
early European involvement in Atlantic gold trade
ⓘ
early European involvement in Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| startTime |
1470s
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Atlantic slave trade
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surface form:
Atlantic slave trade network
trans-Saharan gold trade connections ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Portuguese Gold Coast Description of subject: The Portuguese Gold Coast was a former Portuguese colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on fortified trading posts that played a key role in early European involvement in the Atlantic slave and gold trades.
Referenced by (3)
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