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 |
|---|---|
| Pangkor Engagement of 1874 | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British Residential System in the Malay States | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Taurica |
Chersonese
via predicate surface "hasColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chersonesus
|
| Taurica | Panticapaeum via predicate surface "hasColony" ⓘ |
| Taurica | Theodosia via predicate surface "hasColony" ⓘ |
| Taurica |
Phanagoria
via predicate surface "hasColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Phanagoria (wider Tauric/ Bosporan area)
|
| Rotuma | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Cyprus Emergency | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Batac, Ilocos Norte, Captaincy General of the Philippines | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Indo-Fijians | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Port Royal
surface form:
Port Royal (Acadia)
|
Kingdom of France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Northern Circars | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cape Coast | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cape Coast | Sweden via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cape Coast | Denmark–Norway via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cape Coast | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cape Coast | Great Britain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Northern Territories of the Gold Coast | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dholpur State | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tonk State | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Puerto de Nuestra Señora del Buen Ayre | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Independence Day of Ceylon | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Independence Day of Ceylon | British Empire via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Ouaddaï | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Troizen | Sybaris via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Troizen |
Paestum
via predicate surface "foundedColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Poseidonia (Paestum)
|
| Buckingham County, Virginia Colony | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan | Khedivate of Egypt via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | Egypt via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French Guinea | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French Guinea | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Tarakan | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mandatory Palestine |
United Kingdom
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| island of Antônio Vaz | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Asuncion Island | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish Florida | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Joseph Blake (acting governor, planning phase) | Carolina via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Ségou | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Huahine | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ellice Islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Placentia | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Placentia | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kolonia | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kolonia | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kolonia | Japan via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kanak people | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |