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 |
| formerColonyOf | 106 |
| notableColony | 68 |
| foundedColony | 65 |
| colony | 54 |
| hadColony | 42 |
| hasColony | 24 |
| includedColony | 22 |
| wasColonyOf canonical | 20 |
| colonialPossession | 19 |
| colonialName | 18 |
| formerColony | 12 |
| mainColony | 4 |
| usedToBeColonyOf | 2 |
| ItalianColonyInRegion | 1 |
| acquiredByUnitedStates | 1 |
| colonisedBy | 1 |
| earlyColonyOf | 1 |
| wasColoniaUnder | 1 |
| wasPreviouslyColonizedBy | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: wasColonyOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity functioned as a colony under the political control or administration of another entity.
Sample triples (1,756)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Lords and Gentlemen Proprietors | Saybrook Colony via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Council for New England | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Hartford, Connecticut Colony | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Netherlands–Indonesia relations | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Netherlands–Indonesia relations | Indonesia via predicate surface "formerColony" ⓘ |
| Battle of Quetzaltenango | Crown of Castile via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Colony of Newfoundland | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Province of Maine | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Province of Maine | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| John Bowne | New Netherland via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| John Bowne | Province of New York via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech | Virginia via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Karaikal | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Crown Colony of Singapore | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trinidad | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Trinidad | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Fort Rotterdam | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Santiago de Nueva Extremadura | Crown of Castile via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Bencoolen | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Independence Day
surface form:
Independence Day (Ghana)
|
United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nueva Galicia | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Port Vila | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Port Vila | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| São Tomé | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Taiwan Governor-General’s Office |
Japan
via predicate surface "formerColonyOf"
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
|
Betty
surface form:
Betty Parris
|
Province of Massachusetts Bay via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Colony of Nova Scotia | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Acadians | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Acadians | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Captaincy of Ceará | Kingdom of Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Macassar | Dutch East India Company via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Macassar | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Historic Center of Quito | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Krio people |
Krio people
via predicate surface "colonialName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Leone Creoles
|
| Itelmens | Russian Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Canada West | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Isla de Cuba | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| Government-General of Korea |
Japan
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| Sulu Archipelago | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Sulu Archipelago |
United States of America
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Society Islands | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Society Islands | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mission San Buenaventura | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Province Wellesley | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Crown Colony of Labuan (reassigned)
surface form:
Crown Colony of Labuan
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Sadras | Dutch East India Company via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Basotho people | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| German Kamerun | German Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| John Dandridge |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
via predicate surface "colony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
|
| Guineans | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |