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 |
|---|---|
| Tarentum |
Heraclea
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Heraclea in Lucania
|
| French Morocco | French Third Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French Morocco | French Fourth Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Unfederated Malay States | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Bonaire | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Beverwijck | Dutch West India Company via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Caribbean islands | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Caribbean islands | France via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Caribbean islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Caribbean islands | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Caribbean islands | Denmark via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Caribbean islands | Sweden via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Caribbean islands |
United States of America
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Malacca | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Malacca | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Malacca | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Bismarck Archipelago | German Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Direct Action Day | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Admiralty Islands | German Empire via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Admiralty Islands | Australia via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Upper Burma | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch Gold Coast | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch Gold Coast | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Naxos (Sicily) | Chalcidians via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Naxos (Sicily) |
Ionians
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Euboeans
|
| Naxos (Sicily) | Ionians via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| British Gold Coast | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tenasserim | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Caribbean colonies of the Dutch West India Company | Curaçao as major slave-trading center via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Caribbean colonies of the Dutch West India Company | Sint Eustatius as major 18th-century free port via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Salisbury | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cochin | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Cochin | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Cochin | British Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| John Billington | Plymouth Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Anglo-Sikh Wars | British East India Company via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French colony of Saint-Domingue | Kingdom of France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French colony of Saint-Domingue | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish East Indies | Crown of Castile via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Resident-General of Korea |
Japan
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| Italian East Africa | Italy via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Jaluit Atoll | German Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Jaluit Atoll |
Japan
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| Afro-Antiguans and Barbudans | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Plan of Baguio |
United States of America
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| sooty tern | Ascension Island via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| sooty tern |
Dry Tortugas National Park
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Dry Tortugas
|
| sooty tern | Seychelles via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |