Swedish Gold Coast
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The Swedish Gold Coast was a short-lived 17th-century Swedish colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered around a few coastal forts and trading posts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swedish Gold Coast canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5041916 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swedish Gold Coast Context triple: [Cape Coast Castle, countryDuringConstruction, Swedish Gold Coast]
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A.
Danish Gold Coast
The Danish Gold Coast was a former Danish colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on coastal forts used primarily for trade, including in enslaved people, from the 17th to mid-19th centuries.
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B.
Prussian Gold Coast
The Prussian Gold Coast was a short-lived 17th–18th century colonial possession of the Kingdom of Prussia on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, established mainly for trade in gold and other commodities.
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C.
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast was a former colonial territory of the Netherlands on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on a network of coastal forts and trading posts involved in the Atlantic slave trade and commerce in gold and other goods.
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D.
Portuguese Gold Coast
The Portuguese Gold Coast was a former Portuguese colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on fortified trading posts that played a key role in early European involvement in the Atlantic slave and gold trades.
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E.
British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swedish Gold Coast Target entity description: The Swedish Gold Coast was a short-lived 17th-century Swedish colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered around a few coastal forts and trading posts.
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A.
Danish Gold Coast
The Danish Gold Coast was a former Danish colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on coastal forts used primarily for trade, including in enslaved people, from the 17th to mid-19th centuries.
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B.
Prussian Gold Coast
The Prussian Gold Coast was a short-lived 17th–18th century colonial possession of the Kingdom of Prussia on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, established mainly for trade in gold and other commodities.
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C.
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast was a former colonial territory of the Netherlands on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on a network of coastal forts and trading posts involved in the Atlantic slave trade and commerce in gold and other goods.
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D.
Portuguese Gold Coast
The Portuguese Gold Coast was a former Portuguese colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on fortified trading posts that played a key role in early European involvement in the Atlantic slave and gold trades.
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E.
British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish overseas possession
ⓘ
former colony ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommodity |
gold
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ivory ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| capitalFort |
Fort Carlsborg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Christiansborg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charteredCompany | Swedish Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastline | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Denmark–Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| endTime | 1663 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Swedish Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGovernor | Heinrich Carloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governor | Johan Filip von Krusenstierna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFort |
Fort Apollonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Batenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Carlsborg NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Christiansborg NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Witsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Age of Sail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
German
ⓘ
Swedish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Guinea
NERFINISHED
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West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Ghana ⓘ |
| lostTo |
Denmark–Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trade in gold ⓘ trade in ivory ⓘ trade in other commodities ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
European colonization of Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| startTime | 1650 ⓘ |
| successorColony |
Brandenburg Gold Coast
NERFINISHED
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Danish Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialForm | string of coastal forts ⓘ |
| tradingPost |
Butre
NERFINISHED
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Cape Coast area NERFINISHED ⓘ Osu NERFINISHED ⓘ Takoradi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swedish Gold Coast Description of subject: The Swedish Gold Coast was a short-lived 17th-century Swedish colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered around a few coastal forts and trading posts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.