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
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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 |
|---|---|
| State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs | former state |
| Mewar | former princely state |
|
former Khairpur State
surface form:
Khairpur State
|
princely state |
|
Scindia of Gwalior
surface form:
Gwalior State
|
princely state |
| Republic of Haiti (southern state) | former state |
|
Anna Maria Brooke
surface form:
Kingdom of Sarawak
|
historical state |
| Kingdom of Majorca | former kingdom |
| Ayudhya | historical kingdom |
| Gorontalo Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Samudera Pasai | Islamic state |
| Thonburi Kingdom | former kingdom |
|
Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
surface form:
Kingdom of Sarawak
|
former monarchy |
| Ramazanid beylik | principality |
| Inanjid beylik | former state |
|
Karakoyunlu (in eastern Anatolia at times)
surface form:
Kara Koyunlu
|
historical state |
| First Hungarian Republic | historical country |
| Kingdom of Venad | historical kingdom |
|
CAF
surface form:
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
|
historical state |
| Lordship of Zeta | medieval state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim | ecclesiastical principality |
| Republic of Serbian Krajina | former political entity |
| County of Bentheim | former state |
| Kingdom of Sidon | historical kingdom |
|
Gräflich Wiese, Province of Silesia, German Empire
surface form:
German Empire
|
historical state |
| Đại Cồ Việt | historical kingdom |
| Prince-Bishopric of Minden | ecclesiastical principality |
| Duchy of Montferrat | former state |
|
Bheladanga, Koch kingdom (present-day Assam)
surface form:
Koch kingdom
|
former kingdom |
| Raja Dahir's kingdom of Sindh | historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Sindh | historical kingdom |
| Las Bela State | princely state |
| Imperial Japan | historical state |
| Kingdom of Ma'in | historical state |
| Burgundian Netherlands | former monarchy |
| Eastern Jin dynasty | historical state |
| Kirghiz Khaganate | historical state |
| Lan Xang | historical kingdom |
| Karluk Yabghu State | historical state |
| Kingdom of Sikkim | former monarchy |
| Aja | historical kingdom |
| Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire | ecclesiastical principality |
| Chagatai Khanate | khanate |
| Free Imperial City of Regensburg | former state |
| Kingdom of Bulgaria | historical country |
| Benares princely state | princely state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück | ecclesiastical principality |
| Kachari Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Bhavnagar State | princely state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn | ecclesiastical principality |
| Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields | historical kingdom |