British South Sea Company
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The British South Sea Company was an early 18th-century English trading and finance corporation notorious for its role in the South Sea Bubble and its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: British South Sea Company Context triple: [asiento de negros contract, grantedTo, British South Sea Company]
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British East India Company
The British East India Company was a powerful English trading corporation that dominated commerce and colonial expansion in India and Asia from the 17th to the 19th century.
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Royal African Company
The Royal African Company was a 17th- and 18th-century English trading company that held a monopoly over British trade on the West African coast, playing a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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Muscovy Company
The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
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Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
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Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British South Sea Company Target entity description: The British South Sea Company was an early 18th-century English trading and finance corporation notorious for its role in the South Sea Bubble and its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
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A.
British East India Company
The British East India Company was a powerful English trading corporation that dominated commerce and colonial expansion in India and Asia from the 17th to the 19th century.
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B.
Royal African Company
The Royal African Company was a 17th- and 18th-century English trading company that held a monopoly over British trade on the West African coast, playing a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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C.
Muscovy Company
The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
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D.
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
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E.
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
finance company
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joint-stock company ⓘ trading company ⓘ |
| acquiredAsientoFrom | Spain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British South Sea Company
ⓘ
surface form:
South Sea Company
British South Sea Company ⓘ
surface form:
The Governor and Company of the Merchants of Great Britain Trading to the South Seas and other Parts of America and for Encouraging the Fishery
|
| asientoGrantedByTreaty | Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ |
| charterGrantedBy |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
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| consequenceOfBubble |
financial ruin for many investors
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increased role of the Bank of England ⓘ reforms in British financial regulation ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dissolvedInYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | speculative share issues ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1711 ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| heldMonopolyOn |
British trade in the South Seas
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Asiento de Negros ⓘ
surface form:
asiento de negros (slave trade contract with Spanish America)
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| historicalPeriod |
Georgian era
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early 18th century ⓘ |
| industry |
finance
ⓘ
international trade ⓘ |
| involvedIn | transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| issued | shares ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
George I of Great Britain
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James Craggs the Younger ⓘ John Aislabie ⓘ John Blunt ⓘ Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford
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| legacy |
case study in financial regulation history
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symbol of speculative financial bubbles ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Threadneedle Street ⓘ |
| mainOffice | South Sea House ⓘ |
| notableFor |
South Sea Bubble
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collapse of share price in 1720 ⓘ speculative financial mania in 1720 ⓘ |
| operatedDuringReignOf |
George I of Great Britain
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George II of Great Britain ⓘ George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
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| primaryPurpose |
management and conversion of British national debt
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trade in South America and the Pacific (South Seas) ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
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surface form:
British government
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| roleInBritishEconomy |
conversion of government debt into company shares
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management of portions of the national debt ⓘ |
| subjectOfInvestigation | Parliamentary inquiry after 1720 crash ⓘ |
| tradedIn | government annuities ⓘ |
| yearOfSouthSeaBubble | 1720 ⓘ |
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Subject: British South Sea Company Description of subject: The British South Sea Company was an early 18th-century English trading and finance corporation notorious for its role in the South Sea Bubble and its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
Referenced by (9)
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