French protectorates

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The French protectorates were territories nominally ruled by local authorities but effectively controlled and administered by France as part of its colonial empire.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial protectorate ⓘ
form of indirect rule ⓘ
administeredBy French government ⓘ
characterizedBy effective French control ⓘ
nominal local sovereignty ⓘ
controlledBy France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
endedWith decolonization ⓘ
independence of protected territories ⓘ
governedBy French high commissioner ⓘ
French resident-general ⓘ
included French Cameroons (as a mandate and later trust territory with protectorate-like features) ⓘ
French Protectorate of Annam ⓘ
French Protectorate of Cambodia ⓘ
linked to: French Indochina

French Protectorate of Comoros (various sultanates under French protection) ⓘ
French Protectorate of Laos ⓘ
linked to: French Indochina

French Protectorate of Madagascar (before full annexation) ⓘ
French Protectorate of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: French Morocco

French Protectorate of Réunion (early protectorate arrangements before full colony status) ⓘ
French Protectorate of Tahiti (Kingdom of Tahiti under French protection) ⓘ
French Protectorate of Togo ⓘ
French Protectorate of Tonkin ⓘ
linked to: Tonkin

French Protectorate of Tunisia ⓘ
French Protectorate of Wallis and Futuna (early protectorate phase) ⓘ
includedFeature French control of customs and trade ⓘ
French control of defense ⓘ
French control of foreign relations ⓘ
French legal jurisdiction over French citizens ⓘ
legalStatus protectorate ⓘ
limited sovereignty of local rulers ⓘ
maintained local ruling dynasties ⓘ
notableExample Protectorate of Annam and Tonkin within French Indochina ⓘ
Protectorate of Cambodia within French Indochina ⓘ
Protectorate of Laos within French Indochina ⓘ
Protectorate of Morocco (1912–1956) ⓘ
linked to: French Morocco

Protectorate of Tunisia (1881–1956) ⓘ
partOf French colonial empire ⓘ
politicalSystem indirect colonial rule ⓘ
relatedTo British protectorates ⓘ
French colonies ⓘ
French mandates ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
usedFor control of foreign policy of protected states ⓘ
economic exploitation ⓘ
expansion of French influence ⓘ
strategic military presence ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Union → appliesToJurisdiction → French protectorates ⓘ
French protectorates → included → French Protectorate of Comoros (various sultanates under French protection) ⓘ
linked to: French protectorates
French protectorates → included → French Protectorate of Wallis and Futuna (early protectorate phase) ⓘ
linked to: French protectorates
French protectorates → included → French Protectorate of Tahiti (Kingdom of Tahiti under French protection) ⓘ
linked to: French protectorates
French protectorates → included → French Protectorate of Madagascar (before full annexation) ⓘ
linked to: French protectorates
Colonial Troops → recruitmentArea → French protectorates ⓘ
Casablanca city center → historicalPeriodOfDevelopment → French Protectorate era ⓘ
linked to: French protectorates
Henri Ponsot → sphereOfInfluence → French protectorates in North Africa ⓘ
linked to: French protectorates