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
Spratly Islands China via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
Spratly Islands Viet Nam via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
surface form: Vietnam
Spratly Islands Philippines via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
Spratly Islands Malaysia via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
Spratly Islands Brunei Darussalam via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
surface form: Brunei
Spratly Islands Taiwan, Province of China via predicate surface "sovereigntyClaimedBy"
surface form: Taiwan
Treaty of Fort Finney lands north of the Ohio River via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of Fort Finney Ohio Country via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon Syria via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon Lebanon via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon Alexandretta via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon Alawite State via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon State of Damascus via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon State of Aleppo via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon Jabal Druze State via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon Greater Lebanon via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Government of Iowa Iowa via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
USAMGIK Southern Korea via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
USAMGIK Korea south of the 38th parallel via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
EAM (National Liberation Front) large parts of occupied rural Greece via predicate surface "territorialControl"
Treaty of St. Louis (1816) Midwestern United States via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: Midwest
Treaty of St. Louis (1816) Illinois Country via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of St. Louis (1816) Upper Mississippi Valley via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: Upper Mississippi River region
Treaty of St. Louis (1816) Great Lakes region via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Palau National Congress entire territory of Palau via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of St. Louis (1825) lands along the Missouri River region via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of St. Louis (1825) lands in present-day Midwestern states via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Mariupol Ukraine via predicate surface "claimedBy"
Battle for Grain Italian Peninsula via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Battle for Grain Italian Empire via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: Italian colonies
Sudetenland Adolf Hitler via predicate surface "claimedBy"
Sudetenland Nazi Party via predicate surface "claimedBy"
Flint City Council city limits of Flint, Michigan via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of The Hague (1720) Italian Peninsula via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of The Hague (1720) Spanish Empire via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Treaty of The Hague (1720) Habsburg Monarchy territories via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Generalitat of Valencia Valencian Community via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Generalitat of Valencia Valencian territory via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Kerch Strait Ukraine via predicate surface "claimedBy"
ZA-NC Northern Cape via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: Northern Cape province
Napoleon I as ruler of Parma (Napoleonic administration) Duchy of Parma via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Napoleon I as ruler of Parma (Napoleonic administration) Parma via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
Albany County Legislature Albany County via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: Albany County, New York
Government of North Carolina North Carolina via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: State of North Carolina
National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands via predicate surface "appliesToTerritory"
surface form: United States Virgin Islands
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Syria via predicate surface "territorialControl"
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Iraq via predicate surface "territorialControl"
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Egypt via predicate surface "territorialControl"
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan parts of North Africa via predicate surface "territorialControl"
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan parts of Iran via predicate surface "territorialControl"