Royal African Company Chartered
1663
Charles II granted his brother James and a group of London merchants a monopoly on English trade with West Africa, including gold, ivory, and enslaved people. The Company built forts along the Gold Coast and became the leading English carrier of captives across the Atlantic until its monopoly was ended.
In context
Also in 1663 (4 other events on record)
- Ottoman Defeat at Saint Gotthard · Europe · War
- Carolina Charter · North America · Politics
- Turkish War with Austria · Middle East · War
- Ottoman Carpet Trade Peaks in Europe · Middle East · Culture
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Era
Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.