vassal state
C3295
concept
A vassal state is a subordinate political entity that retains limited internal autonomy while owing allegiance, tribute, or military support to a more powerful sovereign state.
All labels observed (29)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| vassal state canonical | 38 |
| feudal state | 17 |
| Napoleonic client state | 13 |
| Zhou dynasty vassal state | 12 |
| historical principality | 9 |
| protectorate | 5 |
| Napoleonic state | 4 |
| Ottoman vassal state | 4 |
| sister republic | 4 |
| pashalik | 2 |
| princely states | 2 |
| rump state | 2 |
| secular principality | 2 |
| Georgian principality | 1 |
| Princely state | 1 |
| Western Han vassal state | 1 |
| autonomous grand duchy | 1 |
| autonomous tributary state | 1 |
| constituent territory of a composite monarchy | 1 |
| constituent territory of the Seventeen Provinces | 1 |
| despotate | 1 |
| region under foreign rule | 1 |
| satellite state | 1 |
| successor state of the Great Seljuk Empire | 1 |
| vassal kingdom | 1 |
| vassal state of the Golden Horde | 1 |
| vassal state of the Shang dynasty | 1 |
| vassal state of the Zhou dynasty | 1 |
| vassal-suzerain relationship | 1 |
Instances (124)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Belz | historical principality |
| County of Apulia | — |
| Regency of Tripoli | Ottoman vassal state |
| Pashalik of Yanina | pashalik |
| Grand Duchy of Finland | autonomous grand duchy |
| Principality of Mingrelia | feudal state |
| Sharifate of Mecca | — |
| County of Tyrol | historical principality |
| Principality of Transylvania | — |
| County of Lippe | historical principality |
| Principality of Samtskhe | feudal state |
| County of Sicily | — |
| Duchy of Styria | historical principality |
| Cisalpine Republic | sister republic |
| Batavian Republic | sister republic |
| Herodian Kingdom | — |
|
medieval Duchy of Normandy
surface form:
Duchy of Normandy
|
feudal state |
| Kingdom of Serbia (Ottoman) | — |
| Ligurian Republic | sister republic |
| State of Qi | Zhou dynasty vassal state |
| State of Lu | Zhou dynasty vassal state |
| Indian princely states | — |
| Neo-Inca State | rump state |
| Duchy of Prussia | — |
| Lordship of Piombino | feudal state |
| Banate of Croatia | — |
| State of Yue | vassal state of the Zhou dynasty |
| Rheinbund | Napoleonic client state |
| State of Jin | Zhou dynasty vassal state |
| Arab Emirate of Armenia | — |
| Zhou state | vassal state of the Shang dynasty |
| Despotate of the Morea | — |
| Moscow principality | feudal state |
| Seljuk Sultanate of Rum | successor state of the Great Seljuk Empire |
| Duchy of Pomerania | feudal state |
| County of Flanders | feudal state |
| Khedivate of Egypt | autonomous tributary state |
| ancient State of Sui | Zhou dynasty vassal state |
| Saar | protectorate |
| Landgraviate of Hesse-Hanau | — |
| Duchy of Normandy | feudal state |
| Principality of Lucca and Piombino | Napoleonic client state |
| Despotate of Dobruja | despotate |
| Principality of Karvuna | — |
| First French Empire | Napoleonic state |
| Southern Ming | rump state |
|
Jin State
surface form:
Jin (state)
|
Zhou dynasty vassal state |
| County of Schaumburg | historical principality |
| Confederation of the Rhine | Napoleonic client state |
| State of Chu | Zhou dynasty vassal state |