Royal Niger Company
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The Royal Niger Company was a British chartered company that controlled trade and administered large parts of the Niger River region in the late 19th century, laying groundwork for the eventual formation of colonial Nigeria.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British trading company
ⓘ
chartered company ⓘ |
| charteredBy | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedWith |
French trading interests
ⓘ
German trading interests ⓘ Liverpool merchants ⓘ |
| controlledTerritory |
Lower Niger basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger Coast hinterland NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Nigerian interior ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsCharteredCompany | 1899 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George Taubman Goldie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedPowers |
administration of justice
ⓘ
raising armed forces ⓘ tax collection ⓘ treaty-making ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1879 ⓘ |
| keyFigure | George Taubman Goldie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | royal charter ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
administration of territories
ⓘ
ivory trade ⓘ palm oil trade ⓘ rubber trade ⓘ |
| maintained | private armed forces ⓘ |
| monopolyOn | trade along the Niger River ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Lower Niger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger River region ⓘ territories that later formed Nigeria ⓘ |
| originalName | United African Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedRoyalCharter | 1886 ⓘ |
| regulates | trade tariffs in its territories ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
National African Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Niger Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salePrice | 865000 pounds sterling ⓘ |
| saleYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| signedTreatiesWith | local rulers in the Niger region ⓘ |
| significantFor |
establishment of British rule in the Niger region
ⓘ
formation of colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| soldTerritorialRightsTo | British Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Niger Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unilever NERFINISHED ⓘ United Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoriesBecame |
Protectorate of Northern Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protectorate of Southern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFlag | Union Jack with company device ⓘ |
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