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 |
|---|---|
| Convent of St. Francis of Assisi | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Treaty of Fez | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kizh | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Port Royal | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Port Royal | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Historic Fortified Town of Campeche | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Morrisania, Province of New York | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nuevo Reino de León | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Randolph family of Virginia
surface form:
William Randolph
|
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
via predicate surface "colony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
|
| Buton Island | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Battle of San Juan del Monte | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Siege of Cap-Français | French colony of Saint-Domingue via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Moxico Province | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Achaean colonies in Magna Graecia | Sybaris via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Achaean colonies in Magna Graecia | Croton via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Achaean colonies in Magna Graecia | Metapontum via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Achaean colonies in Magna Graecia | Caulonia via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Achaean colonies in Magna Graecia |
Pandosia in Bruttium
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pandosia (Lucania)
|
| Achaean colonies in Magna Graecia | Scidrus via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Spanish borderlands of northwestern New Spain | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Thembuland | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pioneer Column expedition | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Sinú River valley | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Purépecha people | Tarascans via predicate surface "colonialName" ⓘ |
| Yanam district | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Rajpipla State | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ministry in Bengal | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Kent County, Colony of Virginia | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mahe | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Borgu region | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Borgu region | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ann (née Cooper) | Plymouth Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| New Hebrides Condominium | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Hebrides Condominium | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| San Cristobal | San Cristobal via predicate surface "colonialName" self-link ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Burma | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Burma | British Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Fort Nassau | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Fort Goede Hoop | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Fort Goede Hoop | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British administration in Awadh | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Norwich, Colony of Connecticut | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Gold Coast Colony | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| 1946 Burns Constitution | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| 1951 Constitution | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| 1951 Constitution | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Stafford County, Colony of Virginia | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Fort Crèvecœur | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |