Code Noir

French slavery law
Legislation decree Q222969
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Code Noir

Summary

Code Noir is a decree[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of decree entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 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 VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 181581517[8].
  • Code Noir's GND ID is recorded as 4319565-9[9].
  • Code Noir's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002095347[10].
  • Code Noir's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150189772[11].
  • Code Noir's IdRef ID is recorded as 160849691[12].
  • Code Noir's Commons category is recorded as Code Noir[13].
  • Code Noir's language of work or name is recorded as French[14].
  • Code Noir's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06z9dj[15].
  • Code Noir's has edition or translation is recorded as Q22809348[16].
  • Code Noir's has edition or translation is recorded as Q22809333[17].
  • Code Noir's has edition or translation is recorded as Q22205380[18].
  • Code Noir's has edition or translation is recorded as Q22937750[19].
  • Code Noir's main subject is recorded as slavery in France[20].
  • Code Noir's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as French colonial empire[21].
  • Code Noir's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Code noir'}[22].
  • Code Noir's title is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑色代码'}[23].
  • Code Noir's has effect is recorded as Expulsion of Jews from French colonies (1685)[24].
  • Code Noir's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as code-noir[25].
  • Code Noir's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007601884805171[26].
  • Code Noir's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 22862[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Authored works include Michel Bégon[3], a colonial administrator[28], 1638–1710[29], of France[30] and Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay[4], a politician[31], 1651–1690[32], of France[33], awarded the Officer of the Order of the Holy Spirit[34], specialised in politics[35].

Why It Matters

Code Noir ranks in the top 7% of decree entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

References

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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. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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