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 |
|---|---|
| Wagria | Saxons via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Wagria |
Holstein
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Holsteiners
|
| Wagria | Dutch settlers via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Taihoku-shū | Japan via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Transcaspia | Russia via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Laleia, Portuguese Timor | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ifni | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ifni–Sahara War | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ifni enclave | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trobriand Islands | Germany via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trobriand Islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trobriand Islands | Australia via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Jhalawar State | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Parliament of Quilín | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Chad (region proximity via Fezzan)
surface form:
Chad
|
France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Colony of Jamaica | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Colony of Jamaica | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Colony of Jamaica | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Colony of Jamaica |
United Kingdom
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Fernando Póo | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Illinois Country | Kingdom of France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pays d'en Haut | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pays d'en Haut | French explorers via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Hanover County, Colony of Virginia | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Hebrides | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Hebrides | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Yanaon | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
former Natal Colony
surface form:
Natal Colony
|
United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Annam | French Third Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tsingtao | German Empire via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kiautschou Bay concession | German Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Ambon Island | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Ambon Island | Dutch East India Company via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| George Jacobs Jr. | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| British colonial administration in Cyprus | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
TTPI
surface form:
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
|
Imperial Japan
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| Canterbury, Connecticut Colony | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| York, Upper Canada | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tahitians | France via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Cochin | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Cochin | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Cochin | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Barotseland region
surface form:
Barotseland
|
United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Middle zhuz | Russian Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
American colonial period
surface form:
American colonial period (Philippines)
|
United States of America
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Pequot Plantation | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Acapulco de Juárez | Viceroyalty of New Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |