polity British Gold Coast: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity; the chronology of its events is available here.

From the XVI century the coast of modern-day Ghana (then known as Gold Coast) was colonized by several European countries that created forts, trading posts and finally colonies. By 1867 all European colonies were absorbed by the British Gold Coast. The British went then to systematically annex all the territories in the interior of Ghana. It achieved independence as Dominion of Ghana in 1957.

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1. Genealogy

British Gold Coast : Genealogy

2. Maps of Political Control Over Time

British Gold Coast : Map showing the initial year each territory was ruled by the polity British Gold Coast : Maximal Extension of the Polity

3. Administrative Divisions

Colonies of the British Gold Coast in 1957

4. Monthly Summaries

British Gold Coast : Monthly Summary of the Changes

5. Lists and Timelines

British Gold Coast : List of events the polity was involved in

6. Rankings

British Gold Coast : Top wars ordered by largest reached area British Gold Coast : Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area of the changes British Gold Coast : Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference

7. Time Series

British Gold Coast : Time Series of all Territorial Changes British Gold Coast : time series of its population and area throughout history

8. All Events mentioned in Territorial Changes

Glorious Revolution Komenda Wars American Revolutionary War Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Ga-Fante War First Anglo-Ashanti War Second Anglo-Ashanti War Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty (1867) Third Anglo-Ashanti War Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War

9. All Cities mentioned in Territorial Changes

Togo Koforidua Fort Amsterdam (Ghana) Fort Sekondi Osu Fort Egya Fort Sekondi Fort Fort Winneba Eguafo Fort Tantumquery Fort James Fort William (Ghana) Fort Metl Cross Fort Sekondi Fort Sekondi Fort Egya Fort Egya Fort Goede Hoop Fort Goede Hoop Accra Porto Seguro (Togo) Tema Fort Sekondi Obuasi Kumasi Kumasi Kumasi Bolgatanga Tamale Wa Bawku Ho Yendi Fort Christiansborg Fort Amsterdam (Ghana) Cape Coast Accra Bawku Berekum Bolgatanga Cape Coast Ho Koforidua Kumasi Nkawkaw Obuasi Fort Sekondi Sunyani Tamale Tema Wa Fort Winneba Yendi Fort Metl Cross Kumasi Kumasi Fort Sekondi Apam Fort Komenda Fort Sekondi Ho Accra Kumasi