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 |
Description generation (CDg)
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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: former sovereign state
Generated description
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.
Instances (1,416)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Republic of Texas | — |
| Kingdom of the Algarves | historical kingdom |
| Song dynasty | historical state |
| Kebbi Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Panduranga | former kingdom |
| Limburg | former political entity |
| Duchy of Apulia and Calabria | former state |
| Republic of Yucatán | — |
| Ming dynasty | historical state |
| Dali Kingdom | historical state |
| Armenian principalities | historical political entities |
| Saloum | historical state |
| Third Republic of Venezuela | historical state |
| Principality of Salerno | medieval state |
| Duchy of Silesia | former state |
| Free State of Brunswick | German state |
| Simla Hill States | former political entity |
| Principality of Imereti | principality |
| Zenata petty kingdoms in Morocco | former monarchy |
| Duchy of Sieradz | former state |
| Württemberg-Bernstadt | principality |
| Republic of Siena | historical state |
| Judicate of Cagliari | former state |
| Taifa of Lisbon | former monarchy |
| Taifa of Niebla | former principality |
| Audhali Sultanate | princely state |
| Sultanate of Zanzibar | historical state |
| Soviet Union | — |
| Muscovy | historical state |
| Duchy of Friuli | former state |
| Taifa of Santarém | former state |
| Judicate of Gallura | former kingdom |
| Pskov Republic | historical state |
| Duchy of Warsaw | historical state |
| Duchy of Zweibrücken | former state |
| Qing dynasty | historical state |
| Bentheim | former state |
| Taifa of Badajoz | former monarchy |
| Rashidun Caliphate | Caliphate |
| North Hsenwi | princely state |
| Mongnai | former princely state |
| South Hsenwi | former princely state |
| Mongpan | former monarchy |
| Argentine Confederation | — |
|
Soviet–Hungarian relations
surface form:
Hungarian Soviet Republic
|
short-lived communist state |
| Korean Empire | historical country |
| Principality of Starodub | former principality |
| Kyivan Rus | medieval state |
| Grand Duchy of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal | former state |
| Taifa of Córdoba | former state |