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 |
|---|---|
| Slobodni teritorij Trsta | povijesna politička jedinica |
| Kingdom of Saxony | former kingdom |
| Alba | historical kingdom |
| Gauda Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Dimasa Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Lanna Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Jambi Sultanate | Islamic state |
| Imperium Romaniae | former empire |
| Despotate of Epirus | medieval state |
| Zeta | former state |
| Empire of Nicaea | medieval state |
| Empire of Romania | former empire |
| Bishopric of Neuss | ecclesiastical principality |
| Shu Han | former monarchy |
| Bishopric of Viersen | former principality |
| Deira | former kingdom |
| Hyderabad State | princely state |
| Bishopric of Erkelenz | ecclesiastical principality |
| Western Xia | historical state |
| Aztec Empire | pre-Columbian state |
| Swedish Empire | former empire |
| Teutonic Order state | medieval state |
| Free City of Kraków | former polity |
| Gorkha Kingdom | former kingdom |
| Kazan Khanate | medieval state |
| Kingdom of Ireland | former kingdom |
|
Landeck, Hesse-Kassel
surface form:
Electorate of Hesse
|
former state |
| Liao dynasty | historical state |
| Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti | historical state |
| Francoist Spain | historical state |
| Jaipur State | princely state |
| Avar Khaganate | historical state |
| Liechtenstein | principality |
|
Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley)
surface form:
Kansas Territory
|
former political entity |
| Serbian Despotate | medieval state |
| Jodhpur State | princely state |
| Kingdom of Deira | former monarchy |
|
House of Lippe
surface form:
Principality of Lippe
|
principality |
| Udaipur State | princely state |
| Bikaner State | princely state |
| Madurai Sultanate | Islamic state |
| Kingdom of Georgia | former monarchy |
| Moscow principality | principality |
| United Kingdom of the Netherlands | historical state |
| Alwar State | princely state |
| Nobatia | historical state |
| Alodia | historical state |
| Taifa of Valencia | former monarchy |
| Free State of Waldeck | German state |
| Astrakhan Khanate | medieval state |