former sovereign state
C397
concept
A former sovereign state is a political entity that once possessed full independence and international recognition as a nation but has since lost that status through dissolution, merger, annexation, or other political change.
All labels observed (66)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former state | 268 |
| historical state | 245 |
| historical kingdom | 122 |
| princely state | 119 |
| former monarchy | 84 |
| ecclesiastical principality | 79 |
| former principality | 72 |
| state of the Holy Roman Empire | 72 |
| principality | 68 |
| medieval state | 66 |
| former sovereign state canonical | 60 |
| former kingdom | 51 |
| former political entity | 50 |
| historical empire | 41 |
| historical country | 36 |
| Islamic state | 35 |
| former polity | 28 |
| khanate | 21 |
| former princely state | 12 |
| German state | 10 |
| historical German state | 10 |
| former empire | 9 |
| breakaway state | 8 |
| former socialist state | 8 |
| German principality | 7 |
| Polish state | 6 |
| Caliphate | 4 |
| historical political entities | 4 |
| pre-Columbian state | 4 |
| Afghan state | 3 |
| Bulgarian state | 3 |
| European great power | 3 |
| former federal republic | 3 |
| interwar state | 3 |
| state dissolution | 3 |
| Balkan country | 2 |
| Balkan state | 2 |
| Habsburg territory | 2 |
| former grand duchy | 2 |
| historical sovereign state | 2 |
| Cold War state | 1 |
| Former country | 1 |
| Former state | 1 |
| Historical state | 1 |
| Landgraviate | 1 |
| Yugoslav state | 1 |
| city-state under League of Nations protection | 1 |
| constituent kingdom of Spain | 1 |
| ehemaliger Staat | 1 |
| former Central American state | 1 |
| former government of France | 1 |
| former independent Boer republic | 1 |
| former maritime republic | 1 |
| former monarchy territory | 1 |
| former superpower | 1 |
| historical republic | 1 |
| multi-ethnic polity | 1 |
| povijesna politička jedinica | 1 |
| predecessor state of Germany | 1 |
| predecessor state of Russia | 1 |
| predecessor state of the Ottoman Empire | 1 |
| predecessor state of the Republic of South Africa | 1 |
| predecessor state of the United States of America | 1 |
| semi-autonomous city-state | 1 |
| short-lived communist state | 1 |
| successor state of the Roman Empire | 1 |
Instances (1,416)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Swedish Bremen-Verden | former state |
| Shoa | former kingdom |
| Shewan kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Großdeutsches Reich | historical state |
| Launggyet Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Electorate of Mainz (Eichsfeld region) | ecclesiastical principality |
| Holy Roman Empire | former empire |
| Sultanate of Sennar | historical state |
| County of Hoya | former state |
| Moresnet | former political entity |
| County of Apulia | former state |
| Emirate of Crete | historical state |
| Duchy of Luxembourg | historical state |
| Duchy of Greater Poland | former principality |
| Hsenwi State | former principality |
| Duchy of Masovia | former state |
| Kingdom of Brycheiniog | former monarchy |
| Landgraviate of Thuringia | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Kingdom of Ceredigion | former polity |
| Imperial Estate of Paderborn | ecclesiastical principality |
| South Munster | former kingdom |
| Congo Free State | — |
|
Mark
surface form:
Margraviate of Brandenburg
|
principality |
| Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden | ecclesiastical principality |
| Sultanate of Banjar | historical state |
| Kingdom of Hejaz | former monarchy |
| Direnni Hegemony | historical state |
| Kingdom of Mamuju | historical kingdom |
|
Moldavia (influentially, via chancery Slavonic)
surface form:
Moldavia
|
historical state |
| Grand Duchy of Finland | former polity |
| Kengtung State | princely state |
| Ruhuna region | former kingdom |
| Principality of Mingrelia | historical state |
| Gondal State | princely state |
| Kumaon Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Duchy of Płock | former principality |
|
Mehtab Kaur
surface form:
Sikh Empire
|
historical empire |
| Duchy of Czersk | former state |
| Sawantwadi State | princely state |
| Bishopric of Maastricht | ecclesiastical principality |
| Duchy of Łęczyca | former state |
| Romulan Republic | breakaway state |
| Luwu Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Duchy of Brzeg | former state |
| Fascist Italy | historical country |
|
Jam Zapolski
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
|
historical state |
| Prince-Abbey of Fulda | ecclesiastical principality |
| Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen | ecclesiastical principality |
| County of Geneva | former political entity |
| Anhalt-Plötzkau | principality |