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 |
|---|---|
| Cap-Haïtien | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Massachusett | England via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Duxbury, Plymouth Colony | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Abdera in Thrace | Ionians via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Spanish North Africa | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Southern Pomo | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Rif region | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Rif region | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tétouan | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Texas and Mexico
surface form:
Mexico
|
Spain via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Pueblo peoples | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| British Guiana dollar | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Demerara | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Demerara | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Demerara | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Governor of British Guiana | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kanak | France via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Boven Digoel | Kingdom of the Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Banda Neira | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| La Nueva Isabela | Crown of Castile via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Enfield, Connecticut Colony | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French colonists | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Swansea, Massachusetts Bay (historical) | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ellington, Connecticut Colony | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Essequibo | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Essequibo | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Essequibo | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Orange River Colony | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Orange River Colony | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| United Colonies of America | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Robert Prince | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Griqualand West | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cayenne | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Berbice | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Berbice | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mizo people |
Mizo people
via predicate surface "colonialName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lushai
|
| Prince of Wales Island | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Danish Gold Coast | Denmark via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Moriori | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mahé | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Fort Fredensborg | Denmark–Norway via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Second Reich | German East Africa via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Second Reich |
Namibia
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
German South-West Africa
|
| Second Reich |
Cameroon
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kamerun
|
| Second Reich |
Togo
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Togoland
|
| Second Reich | German New Guinea via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Second Reich |
Samoa
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
German Samoa
|
| German East Africa | German Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |