wasDeFactoCapitalOf

P11278
predicate

Indicates that a place functioned in practice as the capital of a political entity, even if it was not officially designated as such.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
isDeFactoCapitalOf 10
hasDeFactoCapital 4
formerDeFactoCapitalOf 3

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: wasDeFactoCapitalOf
Generated description
Indicates that a place functioned in practice as the capital of a political entity, even if it was not officially designated as such.

Sample triples (37)

Subject Object
Benghazi National Transitional Council ⓘ
Benghazi Libyan opposition during 2011 civil war ⓘ
Gaza Strip Gaza City via predicate surface "hasCapitalDeFacto" ⓘ
La Paz Bolivia via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Chongqing Republic of China via predicate surface "wasWartimeCapitalOf" ⓘ
Aegina modern Greece via predicate surface "wasTemporaryCapitalOf" ⓘ
Northern Iraq
linked to: northern Iraq
Erbil via predicate surface "hasDeFactoCapital" ⓘ
Tokelau Nukunonu via predicate surface "hasDeFactoCapital" ⓘ
Shimla British India via predicate surface "wasSummerCapitalOf" ⓘ
Cotonou Benin via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Salò Italian Social Republic ⓘ
Salò World War II via predicate surface "timePeriodOfDeFactoCapitalStatus" ⓘ
Salò 1943–1945 via predicate surface "timePeriodOfDeFactoCapitalStatus" ⓘ
Bern
linked to: Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte no via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapital" ⓘ
Skardu Baltistan region via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan
Davao City Davao del Sur via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Sukhumi Abkhazia via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Plymouth Brades via predicate surface "replacedAsDeFactoCapitalBy" ⓘ
Sudurpashchim Province Dhangadhi via predicate surface "de factoCapital" ⓘ
Kilinochchi District Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam via predicate surface "formerDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Tiraspol Transnistria via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Raqqa 2017 via predicate surface "periodAsDeFactoCapitalEnd" ⓘ
Gitega Bujumbura via predicate surface "formerDeFactoCapital" ⓘ
Xuchang Eastern Han dynasty (late period) via predicate surface "servedAsDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
linked to: Han dynasty
Khankendi Nagorno-Karabakh Republic via predicate surface "formerDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Khankendi Republic of Artsakh via predicate surface "formerDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Hargeisa Somaliland via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Alexandrov Tsardom of Russia via predicate surface "servedAsDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Alexandrov 1564–1581 via predicate surface "servedAsDeFactoCapitalInPeriod" ⓘ
Severodonetsk Luhansk Oblast via predicate surface "wasDeFactoAdministrativeCenterOf" ⓘ
Berne Switzerland via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Portuguese Regency Government Lisbon via predicate surface "de factoCapital" ⓘ
Wa Self-Administered Division Pangkham via predicate surface "hasDeFactoCapital" ⓘ
Bern
linked to: bern
Switzerland via predicate surface "isDeFactoCapitalOf" ⓘ
Wałbrzych County (de facto functional center) Wałbrzych via predicate surface "hasDeFactoCapital" ⓘ
Ponant
linked to: Ponant (Ponent)
Lleida via predicate surface "hasCapitalDeFacto" ⓘ