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 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: vassal state
Generated description
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.