Royal Niger Company

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The Royal Niger Company was a British chartered company that controlled trade and administered large parts of the Niger River region in the late 19th century, laying groundwork for the eventual formation of colonial Nigeria.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Royal Niger Company canonical 5
National African Company 1
Niger Company 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British trading company
chartered company
charteredBy Queen Victoria
competedWith French trading interests
German trading interests
Liverpool merchants
controlledTerritory Lower Niger basin
linked to: Lower Niger region

Niger Coast hinterland
linked to: Niger Delta

Northern Nigerian interior
country United Kingdom
dissolvedAsCharteredCompany 1899
foundedBy George Taubman Goldie
grantedPowers administration of justice
raising armed forces
tax collection
treaty-making
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
historicalEra late 19th century
inception 1879
keyFigure George Taubman Goldie
legalBasis royal charter
mainActivity administration of territories
ivory trade
palm oil trade
rubber trade
maintained private armed forces
monopolyOn trade along the Niger River
operatedIn Lower Niger
linked to: Lower Niger region

Niger River region
territories that later formed Nigeria
originalName United African Company
partOf British Empire in Africa
playedRoleIn Scramble for Africa
receivedRoyalCharter 1886
regulates trade tariffs in its territories
renamedAs National African Company
linked to: Royal Niger Company

Royal Niger Company
salePrice 865000 pounds sterling
saleYear 1899
signedTreatiesWith local rulers in the Niger region
significantFor establishment of British rule in the Niger region
formation of colonial Nigeria
soldTerritorialRightsTo British Government
linked to: UK government
successor Niger Company
linked to: Royal Niger Company

Unilever
United Africa Company
territoriesBecame Protectorate of Northern Nigeria
Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
usedFlag Union Jack with company device

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Referenced by (7)

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Nembe conflictWith Royal Niger Company
Nembe–Brass War participant Royal Niger Company
Nembe–Brass War opponent Royal Niger Company
Royal Niger Company renamedAs National African Company
linked to: Royal Niger Company
Royal Niger Company renamedAs Royal Niger Company
Royal Niger Company successor Niger Company
linked to: Royal Niger Company
British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 belligerent Royal Niger Company