Swedish Africa Company
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The Swedish Africa Company was a 17th-century Swedish chartered trading company that operated along the West African coast, primarily engaged in the trade of gold, ivory, and enslaved people.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish trading company
ⓘ
chartered trading company ⓘ |
| builtFort |
Fort Carlsborg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Christiansborg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charteringAuthority | Swedish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Danish Africa Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ English trading companies ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| economicRole | part of Sweden's mercantilist expansion ⓘ |
| engagedIn | triangular trade ⓘ |
| exportedToSweden |
gold
ⓘ
ivory ⓘ tropical goods ⓘ |
| flagCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColony | Swedish Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTradingPost |
Butre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlsborg NERFINISHED ⓘ Osu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| importedFromSweden |
alcohol
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ iron ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| industry | trade ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation |
Dutch
ⓘ
German ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| mainActivity | overseas trade ⓘ |
| monopolyOn | Swedish trade with parts of West Africa ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Swedish colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
competition from other European powers
ⓘ
loss of forts on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| tradedCommodity |
African goods
ⓘ
enslaved people ⓘ gold ⓘ ivory ⓘ |
| tradedRegion |
Gold Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guinea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | Sweden–West Africa–Caribbean–Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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