French East India Company
E31413
The French East India Company was a royal chartered trading company established by France in the 17th century to conduct commerce and expand French influence in India and the wider Indian Ocean region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French East India Company canonical | 43 |
| Compagnie des Indes | 1 |
| Compagnie française des Indes orientales | 1 |
| French East India Company and allies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T236513 — 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: French East India Company Context triple: [Battle of Plassey, belligerent, French East India 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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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.
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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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: French East India Company Target entity description: The French East India Company was a royal chartered trading company established by France in the 17th century to conduct commerce and expand French influence in India and the wider Indian Ocean region.
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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.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial company
ⓘ
chartered company ⓘ trading company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Compagnie française des Indes orientales
|
| charterGranted | 1664 ⓘ |
| controlledPort |
Chandannagar
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandernagore
Mahé ⓘ Masulipatam (factory) ⓘ Puducherry ⓘ
surface form:
Pondicherry
Surat ⓘ
surface form:
Surat (factory)
|
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 18th century ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
naval warfare with Dutch forces
ⓘ
naval warfare with English forces ⓘ |
| establishedColony |
Chandannagar
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandernagore
Karaikal ⓘ Mahé ⓘ Puducherry ⓘ
surface form:
Pondicherry
Yanam ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jean-Baptiste Colbert ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| hadMilitaryRole | yes ⓘ |
| hasMonopolyOn | French trade east of the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| inception | 1664 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| maintained |
armed ships
ⓘ
fortified trading posts ⓘ |
| mainTradeGoods |
coffee
ⓘ
indigo ⓘ pepper ⓘ porcelain ⓘ silk ⓘ spices ⓘ tea ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| mergedWith | French West India Company ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
East Africa
ⓘ
India ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| patron | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
compete with Dutch East India Company
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compete with English East India Company ⓘ expand French commercial influence in Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French East India Company
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Compagnie des Indes
|
| sufferedFrom |
chronic financial difficulties
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competition from Dutch East India Company ⓘ competition from English East India Company ⓘ |
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Subject: French East India Company Description of subject: The French East India Company was a royal chartered trading company established by France in the 17th century to conduct commerce and expand French influence in India and the wider Indian Ocean region.
Referenced by (46)
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