wasColonyOf

P160
predicate

Indicates that one entity functioned as a colony under the political control or administration of another entity.

All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
colonialPower 864
formerColonialPower 261
colonizedBy 169

Sample triples (1,756)

Subject Object
Massachusetts Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain Thirteen Colonies via predicate surface "hadColony"
Kingdom of Great Britain British India via predicate surface "hadColony"
Kingdom of Great Britain British West Indies via predicate surface "hadColony"
Kingdom of Great Britain Province of Quebec via predicate surface "hadColony"
Kingdom of Great Britain New South Wales via predicate surface "hadColony"
Boston Tea Party Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony"
surface form: Province of Massachusetts Bay
Dutch Republic Dutch East Indies via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
Dutch Republic Dutch Brazil via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
Dutch Republic New Netherland via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
Dutch Republic Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
Dutch Republic Cape Colony via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
Dutch Republic various Caribbean islands via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
Puerto Rico Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
Puerto Rico Spanish–American War via predicate surface "acquiredByUnitedStates"
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
surface form: Bermuda
Kingdom of England via predicate surface "formerColonyOf"
British West Indies Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower"
British West Indies United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Hudson Valley Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Hudson Valley England via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Portugal Brazil via predicate surface "formerColony"
Portugal Angola via predicate surface "formerColony"
Portugal Mozambique via predicate surface "formerColony"
Portugal Goa via predicate surface "formerColony"
Portugal Macau via predicate surface "formerColony"
Portugal Timor-Leste via predicate surface "formerColony"
surface form: East Timor
Spanish Empire yes via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of New Spain via predicate surface "notableColony"
surface form: New Spain
Spanish Empire Peru via predicate surface "notableColony"
Spanish Empire Philippines via predicate surface "notableColony"
Spanish Empire Cuba via predicate surface "notableColony"
Dutch East India Company Dutch East Indies via predicate surface "mainColony"
Dutch East India Company Batavia via predicate surface "foundedColony"
Dutch East India Company Cape Colony refreshment station via predicate surface "foundedColony"
Dutch East Indies Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower"
surface form: Kingdom of the Netherlands
French Indochina France via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Libya Italy via predicate surface "formerColonyOf"
El Salvador Spanish Empire via predicate surface "formerColonyOf"
New Netherland Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Province of New Hampshire England via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Province of New Hampshire Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower"
Peru Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
Philippines Spain via predicate surface "formerColonyOf"
Philippines United States of America via predicate surface "formerColonyOf"
surface form: United States
Dutch West India Company New Netherland via predicate surface "notableColony"
Dutch West India Company Dutch Brazil via predicate surface "notableColony"
Dutch West India Company Curaçao via predicate surface "notableColony"
Dutch West India Company Suriname via predicate surface "notableColony"
Dutch West India Company Aruba via predicate surface "notableColony"