claimsTerritory

P647
predicate

Indicates that one entity asserts ownership, control, or sovereign rights over a specific geographic area or region.

All labels observed (55)

Label Occurrences
appliesToTerritory 2,653
claimedBy 288
territorialControl 151

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: claimsTerritory
Generated description
Indicates that one entity asserts ownership, control, or sovereign rights over a specific geographic area or region.

Sample triples (3,634)

Subject Object
Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) Texas via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Republic of Vietnam Paracel Islands via predicate surface "claimedTerritory"
Republic of Vietnam Spratly Islands via predicate surface "claimedTerritory"
Count of Anjou Anjou via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Count of Anjou western France via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Donuzlav Ukraine via predicate surface "claimedBy"
surface form: Ukraine (de jure)
Mexican secularization act of 1833 Mexican Alta California via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: Alta California
Mexican secularization act of 1833 Mexican Alta California via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: Mexican California
British Indian Ocean Territory Mauritius via predicate surface "claimedBy"
Ross Dependency New Zealand via predicate surface "claimedBy"
Republic of China China via predicate surface "claimedBy"
surface form: People's Republic of China
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea northern Korea via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea Korean Peninsula north of the 38th parallel via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Office of Rail and Road England via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Office of Rail and Road Scotland via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Office of Rail and Road Wales via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Act No. 127 of 1999 territory of Japan via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
New Orleans City Council municipal boundaries of New Orleans via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Alaska Daylight Time Alaska via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Swains Island Tokelau via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
Swains Island New Zealand via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
Second Charter of Virginia Colony and Dominion of Virginia via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: Virginia colony
Second Charter of Virginia North America via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Senkaku Islands Japan via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
Senkaku Islands China via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
surface form: People's Republic of China
Senkaku Islands Republic of China via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
Quartering Act Thirteen Colonies via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Quartering Act British America via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
King George Island United Kingdom via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
King George Island Chile via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
King George Island Argentina via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) Savoy via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) Piedmont via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) Duchy of Savoy via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) Kingdom of France via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Kuril Islands Japan via predicate surface "claimedBy"
Kuril Islands Russia via predicate surface "claimedBy"
Plurinational Legislative Assembly Bolivia via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: entire territory of Bolivia
Taliban Afghanistan via predicate surface "controlsTerritoryIn"
Constitution of the Year X French Consulate via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Departmental Council of Allier Allier department via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of Westminster (1654) English Channel via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of Westminster (1654) North Sea via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of Westminster (1654) Atlantic trade routes via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Ottawa City Council Ottawa via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: City of Ottawa
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency England via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Scotland via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Wales via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Marine Management Organisation English inshore waters via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Marine Management Organisation English offshore waters via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"