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Berbice

Berbice (/bɜːrˈbiːs/) is a region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1792 a colony of the Dutch West India Company and between 1792 and 1815 a colony of the Dutch state. After having been ceded to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the latter year, it was merged with Demerara-Essequibo to form the colony of…

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Capital
Fort Nassau (1627–1785) Fort Sint Andries (1785–1815)
Common languages
Dutch, Berbice Creole Dutch, English, Guyanese Creole, Guyanese Hindustani (Nickerian-Berbician Hindustani), Tamil, South Asian languages, African languages, Akawaio, Macushi, W…
Currency
Spanish dollar, Dutch guilder, British Guiana dollar, British West Indies dollar
Religion
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Afro-American religions, Traditional African religions, Indigenous religions
Status
Colony of the Dutch West India Company (1627–1792) · Dutch colony (1792–1815)[a] · French occupation (1712–1714; 1782–1783) · British occupation (1781–1782; 1796–1802; 1803–1815)[b] · De facto colony of the United Kingdom (1803–1815)
Today part of
Guyana

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Berbice

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples174
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
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related to References · 56
Berbice → American Historical Review, Amsterdam, Archived, August, Berbice Slave Uprising, Beschryving, Beyerman, British Guiana, British Rule Up To, Capabilities, Co, Date, De Nederlandsche Kolonie Berbice, Demerary, Description, Dodging Rebellion, Dutch, Edler, Essequebo, Exhibiting Its Resources
related to Capture by Britain and subsequent merging into British Guiana · 29
Berbice → Abraham, Amerindians, Amiens, Any, April, Barbados, Batavian Republic, Batenburg, Britain, British, Demerara, Dutch, Essequibo, February, Fort Sint Andries, Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, French, In, In January, Many
related to history · 17
Berbice → Abraham, Berbice River, Canje River, Company, Dutch West India Company, English, First Dutch West India, Little, Peere, Second Anglo-Dutch War, Second Dutch West India, September, The, This, Until, Van Peere, Vlissingen
related to Slave Uprising · 15
Berbice → Canje River, Coffy, Dutch, February, Fort Nassau, Fort Sint Andries, Guyana, Hoogenheim, In, Netherlands, New Amsterdam, Only, Society, The, Wolfert Simon
related to Society of Berbice · 15
Berbice → Amsterdam Stock Exchange, Berbice River, Berbice's, Canje River, Dutch, Epidemics, Fort Nassau, In, New Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Society, Suriname, The, The Society, There
Status · 7
Berbice → British occupation (1781–1782; 1796–1802; 1803–1815)[b], Colony of the Dutch West India Company (1627–1792), Colony of the United Kingdom (1815–1831), County of British Guiana (1838–1958), De facto colony of the United Kingdom (1803–1815), Dutch colony (1792–1815)[a], French occupation (1712–1714; 1782–1783)
related to Berbice Creole Dutch language · 6
Berbice → Berbice Creole Dutch, Dutch, Ijo, In, The, West African
related to Geography · 5
Berbice → East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyanese, Historical Berbice, Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice
related to External links · 3
Berbice → Colonies, Map, Suriname
Capital · 1
Berbice → Fort Nassau (1627–1785) Fort Sint Andries (1785–1815)

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colony dutch british van guiana fort guyana society peere family nassau new west company second amsterdam 1803 de 1815 1831

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BerbiceCapitalFort Nassau (1627–1785) Fort Sint Andries (1785–1815)1.00infobox
BerbiceCommon languagesDutch, Berbice Creole Dutch, English, Guyanese Creole, Guyanese Hindustani (Nickerian-Berbician Hindustani), Tamil, South Asian languages, African languages, Akawaio, Macushi, W…1.00infobox
BerbiceCurrencySpanish dollar, Dutch guilder, British Guiana dollar, British West Indies dollar1.00infobox
BerbiceReligionChristianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Afro-American religions, Traditional African religions, Indigenous religions1.00infobox
BerbiceStatusColony of the Dutch West India Company (1627–1792)1.00infobox
BerbiceStatusDutch colony (1792–1815)[a]1.00infobox
BerbiceStatusFrench occupation (1712–1714; 1782–1783)1.00infobox
BerbiceStatusBritish occupation (1781–1782; 1796–1802; 1803–1815)[b]1.00infobox
BerbiceStatusDe facto colony of the United Kingdom (1803–1815)1.00infobox
BerbiceStatusColony of the United Kingdom (1815–1831)1.00infobox
BerbiceStatusCounty of British Guiana (1838–1958)1.00infobox
BerbiceToday part ofGuyana1.00infobox
Berbice• 1627Abraham van Peere1.00infobox
Berbice• 1627–1712Van Peere family1.00infobox
Berbice• 1714–1815Society of Berbice1.00infobox
Berbice• 1789–1802Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg1.00infobox
Berbice• Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 181420 November 18151.00infobox
Berbice• Berbice merges with Demerara-Essequibo to become British Guiana21 July 18311.00infobox
Berbice• Capture of Demerara and Essequibo22 January 17821.00infobox
Berbice• Colony of the Dutch Republic1 January 17921.00infobox
Berbice• County of Berbice18381.00infobox
Berbice• Established as a Dutch West India Company colony16271.00infobox
Berbice• Merged into the new regions19581.00infobox
Berbice• Peace of Paris17831.00infobox
Berbice• Raid on Essequibo and Demerara24–27 February 17811.00infobox
Berbice• Society of Berbice24 October 1720–18211.00infobox
Berbice• Treaty of Amiens27 March 18021.00infobox
Berbice• War of the Spanish SuccessionNovember 1712–24 October 17141.00infobox

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