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.
Instances (124)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Appiani lordship of Piombino and Elba | feudal state |
| Kingdom of Majorca | — |
| Dulkadirid beylik | — |
|
Marquis of Saluzzo
surface form:
Marquisate of Saluzzo
|
feudal state |
| Kingdom of Jiaodong | — |
| Kingdom of Jiaoxi | — |
| State of Qin | Zhou dynasty vassal state |
|
state of Cao
surface form:
State of Cao
|
Zhou dynasty vassal state |
| Grand Duchy of Moscow | — |
|
state of Zheng
surface form:
State of Zheng
|
Zhou dynasty vassal state |
| Chu | Zhou dynasty vassal state |
| Ottoman-Crimean alliance | vassal-suzerain relationship |
| Kasim Khanate | — |
| Zeng state | — |
| Principality of Guria | Georgian principality |
| Kingdom of Etruria | Napoleonic client state |
| Shan States | princely states |
| Jingnan | — |
| Triarchy of Negroponte | feudal state |
| Duchy of the Archipelago | — |
| Electorate of Salzburg | secular principality |
| County of Portugal | — |
| Polish People’s Republic | satellite state |
| Crusader states | feudal state |