Hudson's Bay Company (initially)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hudson's_Bay_Company_(initially)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:King
gptkbp:businessModel gptkb:company
gptkbp:charteredBy gptkb:King_Charles_II_of_England
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:North_West_Company
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company_flag
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Médard_des_Groseilliers
gptkb:Pierre-Esprit_Radisson
gptkbp:foundedIn 1670
gptkbp:grantedTerritory gptkb:Rupert's_Land
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hudson's Bay Company (initially)
gptkbp:influenced Canadian exploration
colonial development in Canada
gptkbp:mainActivity fur trade
gptkbp:monopolyGranted fur trade in Rupert's Land
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Samuel_Hearne
gptkb:Henry_Kelsey
gptkbp:operatedTradingPosts gptkb:Moose_Factory
gptkb:Fort_Albany
gptkb:Fort_Severn
gptkb:York_Factory
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Governor_and_Company_of_Adventurers_of_England_trading_into_Hudson's_Bay
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vancouver_Island_(historical)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6