Russian-American Company
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The Russian-American Company was a state-sponsored chartered company that managed and profited from the Russian Empire’s colonial and fur-trading activities in North America, particularly in Alaska, during the 18th and 19th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian-American Company canonical | 14 |
| Shelekhov-Golikov Company | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chartered company
ⓘ
colonial company ⓘ state-sponsored trading company ⓘ |
| administeredSettlement |
Fort Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kodiak NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhailovskaya (Fort Elizabeth) NERFINISHED ⓘ Novo-Arkhangelsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sitka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterGrantedBy | Paul I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterRenewedBy |
Alexander I of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicholas I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Tlingit people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1867 ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | sale of Alaska to the United States in 1867 ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
Aleut people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alutiiq people NERFINISHED ⓘ Haida people NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Hawaiian people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlingit people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Grigory Shelikhov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan Golikov NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Rezanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Russian America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedRights |
exclusive trading rights in Russian America
ⓘ
rights to administer justice in its territories ⓘ rights to collect tribute from Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1799 ⓘ |
| industry |
colonial administration
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| mainCommodity |
fur
ⓘ
sea otter pelts ⓘ |
| monopolyOn | fur trade in Russian America ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Alexander Baranov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arvid Etholén NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand von Wrangel NERFINISHED ⓘ Semyon Yanovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Russian colonization of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sale of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shareholder |
Russian imperial court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian nobility ⓘ merchant guilds of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ministry of Commerce of the Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Finance of the Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | ruble ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)
subject surface form:
Russian America
subject surface form:
Russian America
subject surface form:
Russian America
this entity surface form:
Shelekhov-Golikov Company