Somers Isles Company
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The Somers Isles Company was an English chartered company that administered and exploited the colony of Bermuda (then called the Somers Isles) in the 17th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Somers Isles Company canonical | 2 |
| incorporated the Somers Isles (Bermuda) into the Virginia Company’s patent | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4195867 — 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: Somers Isles Company Context triple: [Somers Isles, governedBy, Somers Isles Company]
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A.
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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B.
British South Sea Company
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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C.
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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D.
India Company
India Company is a rifle company within the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines of the United States Marine Corps.
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E.
Virginia Company of London
The Virginia Company of London was an English joint-stock company chartered in the early 17th century to finance and establish settlements in North America, most notably the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Somers Isles Company Target entity description: The Somers Isles Company was an English chartered company that administered and exploited the colony of Bermuda (then called the Somers Isles) in the 17th century.
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A.
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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B.
British South Sea Company
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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C.
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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D.
India Company
India Company is a rifle company within the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines of the United States Marine Corps.
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E.
Virginia Company of London
The Virginia Company of London was an English joint-stock company chartered in the early 17th century to finance and establish settlements in North America, most notably the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English chartered company
ⓘ
colonial trading company ⓘ |
| administered |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
Somers Isles ⓘ |
| administeredColonyInCentury | Bermuda in the 17th century ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
King James I of England
|
| colonialPowerOf | Bermuda ONNED1 ⓘ |
| continentOfTerritory | North America ⓘ |
| controlled |
land tenure in Bermuda
ⓘ
political institutions of Bermuda ⓘ trade of Bermuda ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | monopoly over Bermuda exports ⓘ |
| exploited |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
|
| governanceType | proprietary colony administration ⓘ |
| governed |
Bermuda colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Somers Isles colony
|
| historicalEra |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
English colonial era ⓘ |
| historicalNameOfTerritory |
Somers Isles
ⓘ
surface form:
Somers Isles for Bermuda
|
| influencedDevelopmentOf |
Bermuda economy
ⓘ
Bermuda political system ⓘ Bermuda society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean region ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George Somers
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir George Somers
|
| operatedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| partOf | English colonial empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatusOfTerritory | proprietary colony under English Crown ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agricultural exploitation
ⓘ
land distribution ⓘ tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| region |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
|
| relatedTo |
Virginia Company of London
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Company
colonization of Bermuda ⓘ |
| religionInfluence | Anglicanism in Bermuda ⓘ |
| seaRegionOfTerritory |
North Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| successorTerritory |
Bermuda colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Colony of Bermuda
|
| territorialJurisdiction | Bermuda archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedName | Somers Isles ONNED1 ⓘ |
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Subject: Somers Isles Company Description of subject: The Somers Isles Company was an English chartered company that administered and exploited the colony of Bermuda (then called the Somers Isles) in the 17th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.