wasColonyOf
P160
predicate
Indicates that one entity functioned as a colony under the political control or administration of another entity.
All labels observed (22)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| colonialPower | 864 |
| formerColonialPower | 261 |
| colonizedBy | 169 |
| formerColonyOf | 106 |
| notableColony | 68 |
| foundedColony | 65 |
| colony | 54 |
| hadColony | 42 |
| hasColony | 24 |
| includedColony | 22 |
| wasColonyOf canonical | 20 |
| colonialPossession | 19 |
| colonialName | 18 |
| formerColony | 12 |
| mainColony | 4 |
| usedToBeColonyOf | 2 |
| ItalianColonyInRegion | 1 |
| acquiredByUnitedStates | 1 |
| colonisedBy | 1 |
| earlyColonyOf | 1 |
| wasColoniaUnder | 1 |
| wasPreviouslyColonizedBy | 1 |
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: wasColonyOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity functioned as a colony under the political control or administration of another entity.
Sample triples (1,756)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Great Britain | Thirteen Colonies via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Great Britain | British India via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Great Britain | British West Indies via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Great Britain | Province of Quebec via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Great Britain | New South Wales via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Boston Tea Party |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
via predicate surface "colony"
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| Dutch Republic | Dutch East Indies via predicate surface "colonialPossession" ⓘ |
| Dutch Republic | Dutch Brazil via predicate surface "colonialPossession" ⓘ |
| Dutch Republic | New Netherland via predicate surface "colonialPossession" ⓘ |
| Dutch Republic | Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) via predicate surface "colonialPossession" ⓘ |
| Dutch Republic | Cape Colony via predicate surface "colonialPossession" ⓘ |
| Dutch Republic | various Caribbean islands via predicate surface "colonialPossession" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rico | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rico | Spanish–American War via predicate surface "acquiredByUnitedStates" ⓘ |
| Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Bermuda
linked to:
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
|
Kingdom of England via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| British West Indies | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British West Indies | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Hudson Valley | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Hudson Valley | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Portugal | Brazil via predicate surface "formerColony" ⓘ |
| Portugal | Angola via predicate surface "formerColony" ⓘ |
| Portugal | Mozambique via predicate surface "formerColony" ⓘ |
| Portugal | Goa via predicate surface "formerColony" ⓘ |
| Portugal | Macau via predicate surface "formerColony" ⓘ |
| Portugal |
East Timor
via predicate surface "formerColony"
ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
|
| Spanish Empire | yes via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish Empire |
New Spain
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| Spanish Empire | Peru via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Spanish Empire | Philippines via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Spanish Empire | Cuba via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch East India Company | Dutch East Indies via predicate surface "mainColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch East India Company | Batavia via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch East India Company | Cape Colony refreshment station via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch East Indies |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
linked to:
Netherlands
|
| French Indochina | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Libya | Italy via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| El Salvador | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| New Netherland | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Province of New Hampshire | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Province of New Hampshire | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Peru | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Philippines | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Philippines |
United States
via predicate surface "formerColonyOf"
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| Dutch West India Company | New Netherland via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch West India Company | Dutch Brazil via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch West India Company | Curaçao via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch West India Company | Suriname via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch West India Company | Aruba via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |