Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
company
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1752
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1660
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:London
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Royal African Company
|
| gptkbp:internationalRelations |
gold
ivory slaves |
| gptkbp:keyFigures |
slave trading
negotiating treaties shipping goods exploiting labor building relationships with local leaders establishing trading posts gold trading conducting trade negotiations developing trade networks investing in local economies financing expeditions influencing colonial policies competing with other trading companies creating economic dependencies engaging in maritime activities establishing colonial outposts exploiting natural resources ivory trading maintaining supply chains managing shipping routes trading in agricultural products trading in cocoa trading in coffee trading in fish trading in foodstuffs trading in livestock trading in luxury items trading in manufactured goods trading in metals trading in palm oil trading in precious stones trading in raw materials trading in rum trading in spices trading in sugar trading in textiles trading in timber trading in tobacco transporting enslaved people exporting_goods_to_Africa importing_goods_to_England selling_goods_in_Europe |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:James,_Duke_of_York
|
| gptkbp:operational_area |
West_Africa
|
| gptkbp:parent_company |
Crown of England
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
trade_in_West_Africa
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
merger with other companies
establishment of forts loss of monopoly in 1698 involvement_in_the_Atlantic_slave_trade Royal_Charter_granted |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:African_Company_of_Merchants
|