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 |
|---|---|
| Uzbek Khanate | historical state |
| Lihyanite kingdom | historical state |
| Jin dynasty | historical state |
| Hohenzollern-Hechingen | principality |
| Iberia (ancient kingdom) | historical country |
| United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | former state |
| Nanzhao Kingdom | historical state |
| Nassau-Weilburg-Sonnenberg | former state |
| Nassau-Saarbrücken | principality |
| Nassau-Weilburg-Hachenburg | German principality |
| Colla (Qolla) polities | historical kingdom |
| Bishopric of Arras | ecclesiastical principality |
| Nanyue | historical state |
| Dzungar Khanate | historical state |
| Dol Amroth | principality |
| Rajahnate of Cebu | historical state |
| Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy | ecclesiastical principality |
| Kingdom of Maynila | historical kingdom |
| Chinese Soviet Republic | former socialist state |
| Princely State of Dir | princely state |
| Kingdom of Bagirmi | historical kingdom |
|
Holy Roman Empire (through Duchy of Guelders)
surface form:
Holy Roman Empire
|
former empire |
| Principality of Blankenburg | principality |
|
Tiger of Mysore
surface form:
Kingdom of Mysore
|
historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Haiti | former monarchy |
|
Rajpipla town
surface form:
Rajpipla
|
former princely state |
|
small principality of Nassau-Weilburg
surface form:
Nassau-Weilburg
|
principality |
| Maravi Empire | historical empire |
| Electoral Palatinate | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Serbian Empire | historical state |
| Nandod State | princely state |
|
Principality of Ansbach-Bayreuth (Prussian province)
surface form:
Principality of Ansbach-Bayreuth
|
former state |
| Anhalt-Zerbst | principality |
| Duchy of Mark | former state |
| Saxe-Lauenburg | former state |
|
King of Trinacria
surface form:
Kingdom of Trinacria
|
former kingdom |
| Principality of Simmern | principality |
| Palatinate-Sulzbach | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Rohilla Kingdom | former kingdom |
| Rampur State | princely state |
| Dir State | princely state |
| Kingdom of the Franks | historical state |
| Netherlands Antilles | former political entity |
| Prince-Bishop of Würzburg | ecclesiastical principality |
| County of Henneberg | former state |
| Lordship of Geldern | former state |
|
Lavo Kingdom (historical polity centered here)
surface form:
Lavo Kingdom
|
historical kingdom |
|
Ahmadnagar Sultanate (regional authority)
surface form:
Ahmadnagar Sultanate
|
former kingdom |
| Nagpur State | princely state |
| Efik Kingdom | historical kingdom |