Muscovy Company
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The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muscovy Company canonical | 11 |
| Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26276 — 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.
Target entity: Muscovy Company Context triple: [Henry Hudson, employer, Muscovy Company]
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Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
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Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
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C.
New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
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Bonbright and Company
Bonbright and Company was a prominent early 20th-century American investment banking firm known for its work in public utilities and infrastructure finance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Muscovy Company Target entity description: The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
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A.
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
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B.
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
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C.
New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
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D.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
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E.
Bonbright and Company
Bonbright and Company was a prominent early 20th-century American investment banking firm known for its work in public utilities and infrastructure finance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chartered company
ⓘ
monopoly ⓘ trading company ⓘ |
| activity | overland trade from Russia to Persia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Muscovy Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
Russia Company ⓘ |
| charterGrantedBy | Edward VI of England ⓘ |
| charterGrantedIn | 1555 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1917
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| era | Tudor period ⓘ |
| establishedTradingPost |
Archangel
ⓘ
Kholmogory ⓘ Moscow ⓘ |
| explorationRole |
pioneered northern sea route to Russia
ⓘ
sponsored voyages in search of Northeast Passage ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
exploration
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Hugh Willoughby
ⓘ
London merchants ⓘ Richard Chancellor ⓘ John Cabot ⓘ
surface form:
Sebastian Cabot
|
| grantedMonopolyOn | English trade with Russia ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| historicalSignificance |
first major English joint-stock trading company
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opened northern sea routes between England and Russia ⓘ |
| inception | 1551 ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Russia policy
ⓘ
later English chartered companies ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| lostExclusiveRights | 1698 ⓘ |
| monopolyRestricted | late 17th century ⓘ |
| notableVoyage | 1553 voyage of Richard Chancellor to the White Sea ⓘ |
| patron |
Elizabeth I of England
ⓘ
Mary I of England ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity |
English woolen cloth
ⓘ
caviar ⓘ furs ⓘ hemp ⓘ hides ⓘ tar ⓘ timber ⓘ wax ⓘ |
| significantEvent | establishment of direct diplomatic relations between England and Russia ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Tsardom of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Duchy of Moscow
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
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Subject: Muscovy Company Description of subject: The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
Referenced by (15)
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