territorialChange

P1701
predicate

Indicates a change in control or ownership of geographic territory from one entity to another, often as a result of political, legal, or military events.

All labels observed (49)

Label Occurrences
territorialChange canonical 432
lostTerritoryTo 106
cededTerritoryTo 58

Sample triples (854)

Subject Object
Battle of Guadalcanal Allied forces captured and held Guadalcanal
Winter War Soviet Union annexed parts of Finnish Karelia
Winter War Finland ceded Karelian Isthmus to the Soviet Union
Winter War Finland ceded city of Viipuri to the Soviet Union
Province of Quebec modern Canadian province of Quebec via predicate surface "successorTerritoryIncludes"
Province of Quebec part of modern province of Ontario via predicate surface "successorTerritoryIncludes"
Dutch East Indies 1949-12-27 via predicate surface "sovereigntyTransferred"
Spanish–American War Puerto Rico
surface form: United States acquired Puerto Rico
Spanish–American War Guam
surface form: United States acquired Guam
Spanish–American War Treaty of Paris (1898)
surface form: United States acquired the Philippines
Spanish–American War Treaty of Paris (1898)
surface form: United States established a protectorate over Cuba
Nazi Germany loss of all wartime conquests
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Hungary via predicate surface "lostTerritoryTo"
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) First Vienna Award via predicate surface "lostTerritoryEvent"
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 Maryland via predicate surface "definedTerritoryPreviouslyCededBy"
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 Virginia via predicate surface "definedTerritoryPreviouslyCededBy"
Alaska Purchase Alaska via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Vereeniging annexation of South African Republic by United Kingdom via predicate surface "jurisdictionChange"
Treaty of Vereeniging annexation of Orange Free State by United Kingdom via predicate surface "jurisdictionChange"
federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto) Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation via predicate surface "annexationEvent"
Quebec Act Ohio Country via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude"
Quebec Act Illinois frontier via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude"
surface form: Illinois Country
Quebec Act lands north of the Ohio River via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude"
Quebec Act territory west to the Mississippi River via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude"
Quebec Act lands south of the Great Lakes via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude"
Treaty of Utrecht Gibraltar via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Utrecht Minorca via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Utrecht Hudson Bay region via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
surface form: Hudson Bay territories
Treaty of Utrecht Acadia via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Utrecht Newfoundland and Labrador via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
surface form: Newfoundland
Treaty of Utrecht Saint Kitts and Nevis via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
surface form: Saint Kitts
Treaty of Utrecht Sicily via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Utrecht Habsburg Netherlands via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
Treaty of Utrecht Duchy of Milan via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Utrecht Kingdom of Naples via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession)
surface form: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
Habsburg loss of Silesia after challenge via predicate surface "territorialImpact"
Treaty of Rastatt Spanish Netherlands to Austria via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Rastatt Kingdom of Naples to Austria via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Rastatt Duchy of Milan to Austria via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Treaty of Rastatt Kingdom of Sardinia (temporarily) to Austria via predicate surface "transferredTerritory"
Queen Anne's War Acadia ceded by France to Great Britain
Queen Anne's War Newfoundland ceded by France to Great Britain
Queen Anne's War Hudson Bay region ceded by France to Great Britain
Queen Anne's War St. Kitts partition ended in favor of Great Britain
St. Vith Prussia in the 19th century via predicate surface "changedSovereignty"
St. Vith Germany until World War I via predicate surface "changedSovereignty"
St. Vith Belgium after World War I via predicate surface "changedSovereignty"
Moscow Peace Treaty Soviet Union via predicate surface "resultedInTerritorialGainFor"
Electoral Palatinate French Revolutionary Wars via predicate surface "territoryLostIn"
Treaty of Paris (1763) Canada to Great Britain via predicate surface "transferredTerritoryTo"