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 |
|---|---|
| Zirid dynasty | medieval state |
| Xi Xia | historical state |
| Hammadid dynasty | medieval state |
| Kingdom of France | — |
| Aden Protectorate | former political entity |
| United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | — |
| United Provinces of Central America | former federal republic |
| Italia (rebel state) | breakaway state |
|
Qiao County
surface form:
Cao Wei
|
historical state |
| Champa | historical kingdom |
| Italian liberal state (1861–1922) | historical state |
| Tagduda n Arrif | historical state |
| First Republic of Maldives | historical state |
| Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria | former monarchy |
| Wu (Ten Kingdoms) | historical state |
| Min (Ten Kingdoms) | historical state |
| Southern Han | historical state |
| Old Assyrian Empire | historical empire |
| Wuyue | historical kingdom |
| Chu (Ten Kingdoms) | historical state |
| Southern Tang | historical state |
| Middle Assyrian Empire | historical empire |
| Wallachia | former principality |
| Duchy of Parma | — |
| Media Atropatene | former monarchy |
| Kingdom of Imereti | historical kingdom |
| British Mandate for Palestine | former political entity |
|
secessionist State of Katanga
surface form:
Secessionist State of Katanga
|
former political entity |
| Teutonic Order | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Amber State | former kingdom |
| Duchy of Estonia | former polity |
| Kingdom of Surrey | former polity |
| Emirate of Afghanistan | historical state |
| Duchy of Lucca | former state |
| Principality of Guria | former monarchy |
| Norman Principality of Melfi | former state |
| Judicate of Arborea | former state |
| Kingdom of Patan | historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Etruria | former kingdom |
| Funj Sultanate | historical state |
| Island of Hawaii (independent chiefdom) | former political entity |
| Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | principality |
| Ambrosian Republic | historical state |
| Prince-elector of Cologne | ecclesiastical principality |
| Erblande | Habsburg territory |
| Kingdom of Maui | former kingdom |
| Kingdom of Oahu | former monarchy |
| Kingdom of Zimbabwe | historical state |
| Mewar State | princely state |
| Granadine Confederation | former federal republic |