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 |
|---|---|
| Mutapa Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Republic of Hawaii | historical sovereign state |
| Bharatpur State | princely state |
| Ashanti | former kingdom |
| Bornu | former political entity |
| Principality of Ryazan | principality |
| Kingdom of Sunda | historical kingdom |
| Jaisalmer State | princely state |
| Balhae | historical kingdom |
| Dholpur State | princely state |
| Tonk State | princely state |
| Old Babylonian Empire | historical empire |
| Bishopric of Kamen | ecclesiastical principality |
| New Hebrides | former political entity |
| Lordship of Milan | former monarchy |
| County of Flanders | former principality |
| Bishopric of Pulheim | former state |
| Sirohi State | princely state |
| Duchy of Teschen | historical state |
| Democratic Republic of Vietnam | — |
| First Mexican Republic | historical state |
| Pratapgarh State | princely state |
| Kingdom of Bohemia | former kingdom |
| Göktürk Khaganate | historical state |
| Italian states | historical political entities |
| Pagan Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Second Mexican Empire | historical state |
| Kingdom of Rus' | medieval state |
| Kingdom of Nobadia | former monarchy |
| Baden | historical state |
|
Alix de Foresta
surface form:
imperial throne of France
|
former monarchy |
| Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland) | Polish state |
| Republic of Vietnam | — |
| Bishopric of Elsdorf | former state |
| Kingdom of Ava | historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Asturias | former kingdom |
|
Jhansi
surface form:
Jhansi State
|
princely state |
| Khazar Khaganate | historical empire |
| Shahpura State | princely state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Trent | ecclesiastical principality |
| Republic of New Granada | historical country |
| Prince-Bishopric of Worms | ecclesiastical principality |
| Bishopric of Bedburg | ecclesiastical principality |
| First Bulgarian Empire | historical state |
| Kingdom of Corsica | historical state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Speyer | ecclesiastical principality |
| County of Hanau | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Aq Qoyunlu | historical state |
| Congress Kingdom | Polish state |
| Kishangarh State | princely state |