Swedish Africa Company

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The Swedish Africa Company was a 17th-century Swedish chartered trading company that operated along the West African coast, primarily engaged in the trade of gold, ivory, and enslaved people.

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Swedish Africa Company canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish trading company
chartered trading company
builtFort Fort Carlsborg
Fort Christiansborg
charteringAuthority Swedish Crown
competedWith Danish Africa Company
Dutch West India Company
English trading companies
country Sweden
economicRole part of Sweden's mercantilist expansion
engagedIn triangular trade
exportedToSweden gold
ivory
tropical goods
flagCountry Sweden
hasColony Swedish Gold Coast
hasTradingPost Butre
Cape Coast
Carlsborg
Osu
headquartersLocation Stockholm
historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
early modern period
importedFromSweden alcohol
firearms
iron
textiles
industry trade
involvedIn Atlantic slave trade
languageOfOperation Dutch
German
Swedish
mainActivity overseas trade
monopolyOn Swedish trade with parts of West Africa
operatedInCentury 17th century
partOf Swedish colonial empire
reasonForDecline competition from other European powers
loss of forts on the Gold Coast
status defunct
tradedCommodity African goods
enslaved people
gold
ivory
tradedRegion Gold Coast
Guinea coast
linked to: Guinea Coast

West Africa
tradeRoute Sweden–West Africa–Caribbean–Europe

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Cape Coast Castle builtBy Swedish Africa Company
Swedish Gold Coast establishedBy Swedish Africa Company
Swedish Gold Coast charteredCompany Swedish Africa Company