Danish East India Company
E652020
The Danish East India Company was a Danish chartered trading company that operated from the 17th to the 19th century, establishing colonies and trading posts in India and Southeast Asia to participate in the lucrative spice and textile trades.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chartered company ⓘ |
| charterGranted | 1616 ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Dutch East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ French East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfOperation | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Denmark–Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1729 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Age of Sail ⓘ |
| flagCountry | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Christian IV of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMonopolyOn | Danish trade east of the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| hasColony |
Serampore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tranquebar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTradingPost |
Nicobar Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serampore NERFINISHED ⓘ Tharangambadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tranquebar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1616 ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Atlantic triangular trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Danish West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
maritime trade
ⓘ
spice trade ⓘ textile trade ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Danish crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
private shareholders ⓘ |
| partOf | Danish colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reestablishedAs | Asiatic Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Asiatic Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradedIn |
coffee
ⓘ
cotton textiles ⓘ indigo ⓘ pepper ⓘ porcelain ⓘ silk ⓘ spices ⓘ tea ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | rigsdaler ⓘ |
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