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 |
|---|---|
| United States of Colombia | — |
| Kingdom of Kauai | — |
| Duchy of Amalfi | medieval state |
| Republic of Ancona | former state |
| Duchy of Mecklenburg | former principality |
| Duchy of Benevento | medieval state |
| Republic of Noli | historical state |
| Ulwar State | princely state |
| Sublime State of Persia | historical state |
| Nassau-Beilstein | former state |
| medieval Kingdom of Sweden | historical kingdom |
| Jaintia Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | — |
| First Mexican Empire | former empire |
| Gwalior State | princely state |
| Alwar-Bharatpur union | former political entity |
| Monomotapa | historical state |
| Golconda Sultanate | Islamic state |
| Nassau | former state |
| Rurikid principalities | historical political entities |
| early Polish state | historical state |
| early Piast realm | medieval state |
| Pajajaran | historical kingdom |
| Bohai | historical kingdom |
| Parhae | historical kingdom |
| Bhati Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| French Consulate | former government of France |
| Jingnan | historical state |
|
Rana Kirat Singh
surface form:
Dholpur State
|
princely state |
| Jat kingdom of Gohad | former kingdom |
|
Amir Khan
surface form:
Tonk State
|
princely state |
| Rohilla state | princely state |
| Principality of Pronsk | former state |
| Wadai Sultanate | Islamic state |
| Princely State of Porbandar | princely state |
| Afsharid Empire | historical empire |
| Former Shu | historical state |
| Idar State | princely state |
| Parthian Empire | historical state |
| Pomerania-Wolgast | former state |
| Kingdom of Tripura | former monarchy |
| Palanpur State | princely state |
| Nassau-Hadamar | former state |
| Sasanian Empire | historical state |
| Pagan Empire | historical state |
| Kingdom of Italy | former monarchy |
| Myinsaing Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Pinya Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Đàng Ngoài | former polity |
| Đàng Trong | former polity |