Danish West India Company
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The Danish West India Company (Danish: Vestindisk kompagni) or Danish West India–Guinea Company (Det Vestindisk-Guineisk kompagni) was a Dano-Norwegian chartered company that operated out of the colonies in the Danish West Indies. It is estimated that 120,000 enslaved Africans were transported on the company's ships.[1] Founded as the Danish Africa Company (Dansk afrikanske kompagni) in 1659, it was incorporated into the Danish West India Company in 1671.
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Company type | Incentive |
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Industry | Chartered |
Founded | 11 March 1671 Denmark |
Defunct | 1 January 1776 |
Fate | Disintegration |
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