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 |
| transferredTerritory | 33 |
| territoryTransferredTo | 24 |
| borderChanges | 19 |
| territorialGain | 19 |
| transferredTerritoryTo | 18 |
| territorialOutcome | 16 |
| annexationEvent | 11 |
| appliesToTerritorialChange | 8 |
| territorialAcquisition | 8 |
| territorialLossesTo | 8 |
| changedSovereignty | 7 |
| hasTerritorialChange | 7 |
| changedSovereigntyAfter | 6 |
| expandedTerritoryToInclude | 5 |
| hasKeyTerritorialChange | 5 |
| jurisdictionChange | 5 |
| causedTerritorialLossTo | 4 |
| changedTerritoryOf | 4 |
| lostTerritoryEvent | 4 |
| territorialImpact | 4 |
| territorialLosses | 4 |
| territoryChanged | 4 |
| significantTerritorialChange | 3 |
| territorialChangeComparedToPredecessor | 3 |
| territorialGainFrom | 3 |
| changeOfSovereignty | 2 |
| changedSovereigntyIn | 2 |
| definedTerritoryPreviouslyCededBy | 2 |
| successorTerritoryIncludes | 2 |
| territoryBecame | 2 |
| borderChangesResultingFromTreaty | 1 |
| changedSovereigntyBy | 1 |
| changedSovereigntyDuring | 1 |
| historicalChangeOfSovereignty | 1 |
| involvesTerritorialReorganization | 1 |
| postWarBordersShiftedTo | 1 |
| reshapedTerritorialControlAmong | 1 |
| resultedInTerritorialGainFor | 1 |
| resultedInTerritorialLossOf | 1 |
| resultingTerritorialChange | 1 |
| sovereigntyChangeEvent | 1 |
| sovereigntyTransferred | 1 |
| territorialControlVariedDuring | 1 |
| territoryChangedSignificantlyAfter | 1 |
| territoryLostIn | 1 |
| transferOfTerritoryTo | 1 |
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" ⓘ |