Code Noir

Summary

Code Noir is a decree^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of decree entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,960 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Code Noir authored Michel Bégon^[3].
• Code Noir authored Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay^[4].
• Code Noir's instance of is recorded as decree^[5].
• Code Noir's instance of is recorded as slave code^[6].
• Code Noir's based on is recorded as Ordinance of March 1685 on slaves in the islands of America^[7].
• Code Noir's Commons category is recorded as Code Noir^[8].
• Code Noir's language of work or name is recorded as French^[9].
• Code Noir was released on March 1685^[10].
• Code Noir's has edition or translation is recorded as Q22809348^[11].
• Code Noir's has edition or translation is recorded as Q22809333^[12].
• Code Noir's has edition or translation is recorded as Q22205380^[13].
• Code Noir's has edition or translation is recorded as Q22937750^[14].
• Code Noir's main subject is slavery in France^[15].
• Code Noir's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as French colonial empire^[16].
• Code Noir's title is recorded as Code noir^[17].
• Code Noir's title is recorded as 黑色代码^[18].
• Code Noir's has effect is recorded as Expulsion of Jews from French colonies (1685)^[19].
• Code Noir's P14541 is recorded as 2R5Hs0^[20].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Michel Bégon^[3], a colonial administrator^[21], 1638–1710^[22], of France^[23] and Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay^[4], a politician^[24], 1651–1690^[25], of France^[26], awarded the Officer of the Order of the Holy Spirit^[27], specialised in politics^[28].

Why It Matters

Code Noir ranks in the top 7% of decree entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,960 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]