East India Company

British trading company (1600–1874)
Organization business Q83164
East India Company
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East India Company

Summary

East India Company is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.051% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,912 views/month, #15 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • East India Company is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • East India Company's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • East India Company's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • East India Company's instance of is recorded as colonial society[6].
  • East India Company's instance of is recorded as East India company[7].
  • East India Company's founder is recorded as John Watts[8].
  • East India Company's founder is recorded as George White[9].
  • East India Company's headquarters location is recorded as London[10].
  • East India Company's headquarters location is recorded as London[11].
  • East India Company's Commons category is recorded as British East India Company[12].
  • East India Company's industry is recorded as international trade[13].
  • East India Company's industry is recorded as slave trade[14].
  • East India Company comprises Bengal Army[15].
  • December 31, 1600 marks the founding of East India Company[16].
  • East India Company was dissolved in June 1, 1874[17].
  • East India Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British East India Company[18].
  • East India Company's Commons gallery is recorded as British East India Company[19].
  • East India Company's product or material produced is recorded as cotton[20].
  • East India Company's product or material produced is recorded as silk[21].
  • East India Company's product or material produced is recorded as indigo[22].
  • East India Company's product or material produced is recorded as sugar[23].
  • East India Company's product or material produced is recorded as table salt[24].
  • East India Company's product or material produced is recorded as species[25].
  • East India Company's product or material produced is recorded as saltpeter[26].
  • East India Company's product or material produced is recorded as tea[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include John Watts[8] and George White[9]. December 31, 1600 marks the founding of East India Company[16].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London[10], a metropolis[28], in Roman Empire[29], founded in 0047[30].

Industry

Industries include international trade[13] and slave trade[14].

Ownership

Products include cotton[20], silk[21], indigo[22], sugar[23], table salt[24], and species[25].

Dissolution

East India Company was dissolved in June 1, 1874[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for East India Company include East India House[31], an administrative building[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1729[34] and it[35], a video game[36].

Why It Matters

East India Company ranks in the top 0.051% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,912 views/month, #15 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include East India House[31], an administrative building[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1729[34] and it[35], a video game[36].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 3cseC
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  2. 12d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id k0009216-East-India-Company
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: k0009216-East-India-Company, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  3. 23d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edition humboldt digital id H0016794
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8826]]: H0016794, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/101677617|East India Company (#101677617)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3946|edition Humb"
  4. 24d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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