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 |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin’s parents | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Aur Atoll | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Aur Atoll | Japan via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Aur Atoll |
United States of America
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Arakan | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Afro-Barbadians | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Afro-Barbadians | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French Algeria | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Wei Hai Wei | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Ireland | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Ireland | Australia via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Djibouti City | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Megara | Byzantium via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Megara | Chalcedon via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Megara |
Megara
via predicate surface "foundedColony"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Megara Hyblaea
|
| Megara | Selinus via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Megara | Astacus via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Megara | Selymbria via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Antigua | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Antigua |
United Kingdom
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| Castries | France ⓘ |
| Castries | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| First Italo-Ethiopian War | Eritrea via predicate surface "ItalianColonyInRegion" ⓘ |
| Angaur | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Katsina Emirate | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Aden Emergency | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British colonial period in Jamaica | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British colonial period in Jamaica | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British colonial period in Jamaica | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Governorate of New Toledo | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Central African Republic | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ailuk Atoll |
United States of America
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Ailuk Atoll | Japan via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ailuk Atoll | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ailuk Atoll | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Loreto, Baja California
surface form:
Loreto, Baja California Sur
|
Viceroyalty of New Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish West Indies | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| British Western Aden Protectorate sphere |
Great Britain
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| Port Morant | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Maalla | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Unangan | Russian Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Unangan |
United States of America
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Etawah, North-Western Provinces, British India | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Governorate of New Castile | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Jaitpur | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Jaitpur | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Sheikh Othman | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Dyer
surface form:
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
|
British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ashanti Empire | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |