territorialChange

P1701
predicate

Indicates a change in control or ownership of geographic territory from one entity to another, often as a result of political, legal, or military events.

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All labels observed (50)

Label Occurrences
territorialChange canonical 432
lostTerritoryTo 106
cededTerritoryTo 58

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: territorialChange
Generated description
Indicates a change in control or ownership of geographic territory from one entity to another, often as a result of political, legal, or military events.

Sample triples (855)

Subject Object
Battle of Guadalcanal Allied forces captured and held Guadalcanal ⓘ
Winter War Soviet Union annexed parts of Finnish Karelia ⓘ
Winter War Finland ceded Karelian Isthmus to the Soviet Union ⓘ
Winter War Finland ceded city of Viipuri to the Soviet Union ⓘ
Province of Quebec modern Canadian province of Quebec via predicate surface "successorTerritoryIncludes" ⓘ
Province of Quebec part of modern province of Ontario via predicate surface "successorTerritoryIncludes" ⓘ
Dutch East Indies 1949-12-27 via predicate surface "sovereigntyTransferred" ⓘ
Spanish–American War United States acquired Puerto Rico ⓘ
linked to: Puerto Rico
Spanish–American War United States acquired Guam ⓘ
linked to: Guam
Spanish–American War United States acquired the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)
Spanish–American War United States established a protectorate over Cuba ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)
Nazi Germany loss of all wartime conquests ⓘ
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Hungary via predicate surface "lostTerritoryTo" ⓘ
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) First Vienna Award via predicate surface "lostTerritoryEvent" ⓘ
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 Maryland via predicate surface "definedTerritoryPreviouslyCededBy" ⓘ
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 Virginia via predicate surface "definedTerritoryPreviouslyCededBy" ⓘ
Alaska Purchase Alaska via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Vereeniging annexation of South African Republic by United Kingdom via predicate surface "jurisdictionChange" ⓘ
Treaty of Vereeniging annexation of Orange Free State by United Kingdom via predicate surface "jurisdictionChange" ⓘ
federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto) Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation via predicate surface "annexationEvent" ⓘ
Quebec Act Ohio Country via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude" ⓘ
Quebec Act Illinois Country via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude" ⓘ
linked to: Illinois frontier
Quebec Act lands north of the Ohio River via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude" ⓘ
Quebec Act territory west to the Mississippi River via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude" ⓘ
Quebec Act lands south of the Great Lakes via predicate surface "expandedTerritoryToInclude" ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht Gibraltar via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht Minorca via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht Hudson Bay territories via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
linked to: Hudson Bay region
Treaty of Utrecht Acadia via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht Newfoundland via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
linked to: Newfoundland and Labrador
Treaty of Utrecht Saint Kitts via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
linked to: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Treaty of Utrecht Sicily via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht Spanish Netherlands via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
linked to: Habsburg Netherlands
Treaty of Utrecht Duchy of Milan via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht Kingdom of Naples via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
linked to: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession)
Habsburg loss of Silesia after challenge via predicate surface "territorialImpact" ⓘ
Treaty of Rastatt Spanish Netherlands to Austria via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Rastatt Kingdom of Naples to Austria via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Rastatt Duchy of Milan to Austria via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Treaty of Rastatt Kingdom of Sardinia (temporarily) to Austria via predicate surface "transferredTerritory" ⓘ
Queen Anne's War Acadia ceded by France to Great Britain ⓘ
Queen Anne's War Newfoundland ceded by France to Great Britain ⓘ
Queen Anne's War Hudson Bay region ceded by France to Great Britain ⓘ
Queen Anne's War St. Kitts partition ended in favor of Great Britain ⓘ
St. Vith Prussia in the 19th century via predicate surface "changedSovereignty" ⓘ
St. Vith Germany until World War I via predicate surface "changedSovereignty" ⓘ
St. Vith Belgium after World War I via predicate surface "changedSovereignty" ⓘ
Moscow Peace Treaty Soviet Union via predicate surface "resultedInTerritorialGainFor" ⓘ
Electoral Palatinate French Revolutionary Wars via predicate surface "territoryLostIn" ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1763) Canada to Great Britain via predicate surface "transferredTerritoryTo" ⓘ