Danish colonial empire
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The Danish colonial empire was the overseas territories and trading posts controlled by Denmark–Norway from the 17th to the 19th centuries, including possessions in the Caribbean, West Africa, India, and the North Atlantic.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danish colonial empire canonical | 5 |
| Danish India | 3 |
| Danish colonial period | 1 |
| Danish-Norwegian colonial era in Greenland | 1 |
| Danish-Norwegian realm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T236825 — 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: Danish colonial empire Context triple: [Bengal, colonialPower, Danish colonial empire]
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Dutch colonial empire
The Dutch colonial empire was a global network of overseas territories and trading posts dominated by the Dutch Republic from the 17th to the 19th centuries, centered on maritime commerce, the Dutch East India Company, and control of key strategic ports and colonies.
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B.
European colonial empires
European colonial empires were vast overseas dominions established and controlled by European powers from the early modern period onward, characterized by territorial conquest, resource extraction, and political domination of colonized regions across the globe.
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C.
Dominions of the British Empire
The Dominions of the British Empire were semi-autonomous, self-governing polities within the British Empire—such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—that recognized the British monarch as head of state while managing their own internal affairs.
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D.
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire was a vast global maritime and colonial power, spanning territories in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas from the 15th to the 20th century.
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E.
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Danish colonial empire Target entity description: The Danish colonial empire was the overseas territories and trading posts controlled by Denmark–Norway from the 17th to the 19th centuries, including possessions in the Caribbean, West Africa, India, and the North Atlantic.
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A.
Dutch colonial empire
The Dutch colonial empire was a global network of overseas territories and trading posts dominated by the Dutch Republic from the 17th to the 19th centuries, centered on maritime commerce, the Dutch East India Company, and control of key strategic ports and colonies.
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B.
European colonial empires
European colonial empires were vast overseas dominions established and controlled by European powers from the early modern period onward, characterized by territorial conquest, resource extraction, and political domination of colonized regions across the globe.
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C.
Dominions of the British Empire
The Dominions of the British Empire were semi-autonomous, self-governing polities within the British Empire—such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—that recognized the British monarch as head of state while managing their own internal affairs.
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D.
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire was a vast global maritime and colonial power, spanning territories in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas from the 15th to the 20th century.
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E.
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial empire
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ |
| capital | Copenhagen ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
Denmark
ⓘ
Denmark–Norway ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| country | Denmark–Norway ⓘ |
| currency | rigsdaler ⓘ |
| economy |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ spice trade ⓘ sugar plantations ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Age of Sail ⓘ Early modern period ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Asiatisk Kompagni
ⓘ
Danish Gold Coast ⓘ Danish Gold Coast forts ⓘ Danish colonial empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Danish India
Danish West India Company ⓘ
surface form:
Danish West India–Guinea Company
U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Danish West Indies
Faroe Islands ⓘ Fort Christiansborg ⓘ Fort Dansborg ⓘ Fort Fredensborg ⓘ Fort Kongenstein ⓘ Fort Willem Hendrick ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Prinsensten
Greenland ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Nicobar Islands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Orkney Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Orkney
Saint Croix ⓘ Saint John ⓘ Saint Thomas ⓘ Serampore ⓘ Shetland ⓘ Tranquebar ⓘ |
| language |
Danish
ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
abolition of Danish participation in the transatlantic slave trade in 1803
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emancipation of slaves in Danish West Indies in 1848 ⓘ sale of Danish West Indies to the United States in 1917 ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | House of Oldenburg ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| successor |
British Gold Coast
ⓘ
British India ⓘ Faroe Islands ⓘ Greenland ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Denmark ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Norway
Ghana ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ghana
India ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
Indonesia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Indonesia
U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form:
United States Virgin Islands
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Subject: Danish colonial empire Description of subject: The Danish colonial empire was the overseas territories and trading posts controlled by Denmark–Norway from the 17th to the 19th centuries, including possessions in the Caribbean, West Africa, India, and the North Atlantic.
Referenced by (11)
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