Royal African Company
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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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British slave-trading company
→
chartered company → trading company → |
| alsoKnownAs |
RAC
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| built |
forts on the West African coast
→
trading posts on the West African coast → |
| charterGrantedBy |
Charles II of England
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| charterYear |
1672
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| country |
Kingdom of England
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|
| dissolved |
1752
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|
| flag |
Royal African Company flag
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|
| foundedBy |
Charles II of England
→
City of London merchants → House of Stuart → James, Duke of York → |
| grantedBy |
Royal charter
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|
| headquartersLocation |
London
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| inception |
1672
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|
| industry |
commodity trade
→
gold trade → ivory trade → slave trade → |
| languageOfName |
English
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|
| laterCountry |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| legalForm |
joint-stock company
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|
| mainActivity |
capture and transport of enslaved Africans to the Americas
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export of gold from West Africa → export of ivory from West Africa → |
| monopolyEnded |
1698
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| monopolyEndedBy |
Act of Parliament allowing separate traders
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|
| monopolyOn |
English trade in enslaved Africans
→
English trade on the West African coast → |
| notableFort |
Cape Coast Castle
→
Fort James, Gambia → Fort William, Anomabu → |
| precededBy |
Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa
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|
| roleInHistory |
central role in the English transatlantic slave trade
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instrument of English imperial expansion in West Africa → |
| shareholdersIncluded |
English aristocracy
→
English royalty → London merchants → |
| successor |
African Company of Merchants
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|
| tradingRegion |
Bight of Benin
→
Caribbean colonies → English colonies in North America → Gambia River region → Gold Coast → Sierra Leone coast → West Africa → |
| transportedEnslavedAfricans |
tens of thousands of people
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
asiento de negros contract
("British Asiento")
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hasAlternativeName |
|
British Empire
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majorCompany |
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Royal African Company
("African Company of Merchants")
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|
successor |