Danish colonial empire

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colonial empire historical polity

The Danish colonial empire was the overseas territories and trading posts controlled by Denmark–Norway from the 17th to the 19th centuries, including possessions in the Caribbean, West Africa, India, and the North Atlantic.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Danish India 1
Danish-Norwegian realm 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial empire ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
capital Copenhagen ⓘ
colonialPower Denmark ⓘ
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
country Denmark–Norway ⓘ
currency rigsdaler ⓘ
economy Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ
spice trade ⓘ
sugar plantations ⓘ
whaling ⓘ
endTime 19th century ⓘ
era Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form: Age of Discovery

Age of Sail ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
hasPart Asiatisk Kompagni ⓘ
Danish Gold Coast ⓘ
Danish Gold Coast forts ⓘ
Danish colonial empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Danish India

Danish West India Company ⓘ
surface form: Danish West India–Guinea Company

U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form: Danish West Indies

Faroe Islands ⓘ
Fort Christiansborg ⓘ
Fort Dansborg ⓘ
Fort Fredensborg ⓘ
Fort Kongenstein ⓘ
Fort Willem Hendrick ⓘ
surface form: Fort Prinsensten

Greenland ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ
Nicobar Islands ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
Orkney Islands ⓘ
surface form: Orkney

Saint Croix ⓘ
Saint John ⓘ
Saint Thomas ⓘ
Serampore ⓘ
Shetland ⓘ
Tranquebar ⓘ
language Danish ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ
notableEvent abolition of Danish participation in the transatlantic slave trade in 1803 ⓘ
emancipation of slaves in Danish West Indies in 1848 ⓘ
sale of Danish West Indies to the United States in 1917 ⓘ
politicalSystem absolute monarchy ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
rulingDynasty House of Oldenburg ⓘ
startTime 17th century ⓘ
successor British Gold Coast ⓘ
British India ⓘ
Faroe Islands ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Denmark–Norway ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Norway

Ghana ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Ghana

India ⓘ
surface form: Republic of India

Indonesia ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Indonesia

U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form: United States Virgin Islands

Referenced by (4)

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

Bengal → colonialPower → Danish colonial empire ⓘ
Danish colonial empire → hasPart → Danish colonial empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Danish India
Age of Sail → notablePower → Danish colonial empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Danish-Norwegian realm
Danish West India Company → partOf → Danish colonial empire ⓘ