Russian America (northwest)

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Russian America (northwest) was the northernmost colonial possession of the Russian Empire in North America, encompassing parts of present-day Alaska and nearby territories.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Russian America 14
Russian America (northwest) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former colony
overseas territory
capital Novo-Arkhangelsk
Sitka
charteredTo Russian-American Company
continent North America
country Russian Empire
demographicsIncluded Aleut
surface form: Aleut people

Russian settlers
Tlingit people
Siberian Yupik people
surface form: Yupik peoples

other Indigenous peoples of Alaska
economyBasedOn fur trade
sea otter pelts
endTime 1867
establishedUnder charter of 1799
firstCapital Kodiak, Alaska
surface form: Kodiak
followedBy Alaska
surface form: Alaska Territory

Alaska territorial era
surface form: United States rule in Alaska
foundedBy Russian Empire
Russian-American Company
governingBody Russian-American Company
includes Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Alexander Archipelago
Fort Ross
surface form: Fort Ross area in California

Kodiak Island
outposts in present-day California
outposts in present-day Hawaii
parts of present-day Alaska
knownFor Russian Orthodox missions
fur resources
laterCapital Novo-Arkhangelsk
Sitka
locatedIn North America
northwestern North America
officialLanguage Russian
partOf Russian Empire
precededBy Russian fur-trading settlements in Alaska
religion Russian Orthodox Church
salePrice 7.2 million US dollars
saleTreaty Alaska Purchase
surface form: Treaty of Cession (1867)
saleYear 1867
soldTo United States of America
surface form: United States
sovereign Russian Empire
startTime 1799
strategicImportance Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific region
todayPartOf United States of America
surface form: United States

Alaska
surface form: state of Alaska

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oregon Country boundedBy Russian America (northwest)
St. Michael’s Cathedral associatedWith Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Russian Bishop’s House associatedWith Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Russian colonization of the Americas hasPart Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Novo-Arkhangelsk partOf Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Novo-Arkhangelsk capitalOf Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Colony of British Columbia (mainland) borderedBy Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Russian Alaska partOf Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Russian Orthodox missions operatedIn Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Alexander Andreyevich Baranov areaOfInfluence Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America focusRegion Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Baranov Island wasPartOf Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
City and Borough of Sitka isFormerCapitalOf Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Battle of Sitka territorialContext Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America
Seward's Folly relatedTo Russian America (northwest)
this entity surface form: Russian America