Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij
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The Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij was a Dutch colonial railway company in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) that developed and operated key rail lines and related infrastructure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij Context triple: [Lawang Sewu, constructedFor, Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij]
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A.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen is the principal Dutch railway company responsible for most passenger train services across the Netherlands.
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B.
Asiatisk Kompagni
Asiatisk Kompagni was the Danish Asiatic Company, a chartered trading company that managed Denmark-Norway’s trade and colonial interests in Asia during the early modern period.
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C.
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
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D.
British India Steam Navigation Company
The British India Steam Navigation Company was a major British shipping line that operated extensive passenger and cargo services across the Indian Ocean, connecting Britain with India, East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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E.
South Manchuria Railway Company
The South Manchuria Railway Company was a powerful Japanese state-backed enterprise that operated railways and administered extensive economic and colonial interests in Manchuria in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij Target entity description: The Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij was a Dutch colonial railway company in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) that developed and operated key rail lines and related infrastructure.
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A.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen is the principal Dutch railway company responsible for most passenger train services across the Netherlands.
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B.
Asiatisk Kompagni
Asiatisk Kompagni was the Danish Asiatic Company, a chartered trading company that managed Denmark-Norway’s trade and colonial interests in Asia during the early modern period.
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C.
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
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D.
British India Steam Navigation Company
The British India Steam Navigation Company was a major British shipping line that operated extensive passenger and cargo services across the Indian Ocean, connecting Britain with India, East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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E.
South Manchuria Railway Company
The South Manchuria Railway Company was a powerful Japanese state-backed enterprise that operated railways and administered extensive economic and colonial interests in Manchuria in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch company
ⓘ
colonial company ⓘ railway company ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Dutch colonial administration documents ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| builtInfrastructureType |
bridges
ⓘ
depots ⓘ railway lines ⓘ railway stations ⓘ |
| corporateForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Dutch colonialism in the East Indies ⓘ |
| historicalNameOfTerritory |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ
surface form:
Nederlandsch-Indië
|
| historicalRegion | colonial Indonesia ⓘ |
| industry |
infrastructure development
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| modernTerritory |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Indonesia
|
| nameAbbreviation | NIS ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Dutch East Indies
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Indonesia ⓘ Java ⓘ |
| operatedRailwayGauge |
1,435 mm gauge
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standard gauge ⓘ |
| operatedRailwayType |
public railway
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steam railway ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Dutch colonial law ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| primaryContinentOfOperation | Asia ⓘ |
| primaryIslandOfOperation | Java ⓘ |
| railwayFunction |
freight haulage
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long-distance services ⓘ regional services ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch colonial administration in the East Indies
ⓘ
history of rail transport in Indonesia ⓘ |
| role |
developer of railway infrastructure in the Dutch East Indies
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operator of colonial railway services ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight transport
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passenger transport ⓘ |
| significance |
developed key trunk railway lines on Java
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one of the earliest railway companies in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| successorContext | Indonesian national railway system ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedPropulsion | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Subject: Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij Description of subject: The Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij was a Dutch colonial railway company in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) that developed and operated key rail lines and related infrastructure.
Referenced by (2)
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