formerCapitalOf
P3417
predicate
Indicates that a place once served as the capital of another entity (such as a country or region) but no longer holds that status.
All labels observed (124)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| wasCapitalOf | 477 |
| formerCapitalOf canonical | 238 |
| formerCapital | 96 |
| servedAsCapitalOf | 55 |
| historicalCapitalOf | 38 |
| previousCapital | 28 |
| predecessorCapital | 22 |
| replacedAsCapitalBy | 20 |
| servedAsCapitalFor | 14 |
| hasHistoricalCapital | 13 |
| hasFormerCapital | 11 |
| wasCapitalDuring | 11 |
| historicCapital | 10 |
| locatedInFormerCapitalOf | 10 |
| hasCapitalAtDifferentTimes | 9 |
| wasProvincialCapitalOf | 8 |
| capitalRelocatedFrom | 7 |
| capitalOfHistoricalKingdom | 6 |
| capitalPeriod | 6 |
| formerPrincelyStateCapital | 6 |
| replacedCapital | 6 |
| wasFormerCapitalOf | 6 |
| capitalCityHistorical | 5 |
| historicalCapitalRole | 5 |
| isFormerCapitalOf | 5 |
| capitalCityInHistory | 4 |
| containsFormerCapital | 4 |
| hasAncientCapital | 4 |
| historicalCapitalLinked | 4 |
| ancientCapital | 3 |
| capitalOfFormerKingdom | 3 |
| historicCapitalOf | 3 |
| historicalCapitalUnderDynasty | 3 |
| historicallyCapitalOf | 3 |
| isHistoricCapitalOf | 3 |
| lastCapital | 3 |
| seeCityFormerCapitalOf | 3 |
| wasRomanCapitalOf | 3 |
| كانت_عاصمة | 3 |
| abandonedAsCapital | 2 |
| capitalUnderRome | 2 |
| finalCapitalOf | 2 |
| formerCapitalCity | 2 |
| formerCapitalCityAssociated | 2 |
| formerPoliticalCenterOf | 2 |
| formerProvinceCapital | 2 |
| hadProvincialCapital | 2 |
| historicalCapitalCityWithin | 2 |
| historicalCapitalGoverned | 2 |
| historicalRegionCapitalOf | 2 |
| isProvisionalCapitalOf | 2 |
| oldCapital | 2 |
| previousCoCapitals | 2 |
| regionCapitalUntil | 2 |
| servedAsRoyalCapitalOf | 2 |
| voivodeshipCapitalUntil | 2 |
| wasCapitalAreaOf | 2 |
| wasOnceCapitalOf | 2 |
| wasProvinceCapitalOf | 2 |
| wasVoivodeshipCapitalOf | 2 |
| capitalCityInAntiquity | 1 |
| capitalCityPreConquest | 1 |
| capitalFoundedOrUsed | 1 |
| capitalOfAncientState | 1 |
| capitalOfHistoricalRegion | 1 |
| capitalOfNawabLocatedAt | 1 |
| countryCapitalMovedFrom | 1 |
| earlierCapitalOf | 1 |
| formerCapitalCityOf | 1 |
| formerCapitalNow | 1 |
| formerCapitalOfCountry | 1 |
| formerCapitalOfUSMissionLocation | 1 |
| formerCapitalWas | 1 |
| formerCountyCapital | 1 |
| formerCountyCapitalOf | 1 |
| formerDistrictCapitalOf | 1 |
| formerNationalCapitalLocation | 1 |
| formerRoyalCapitalLocatedIn | 1 |
| hasCapitalMovedFrom | 1 |
| hasCapitalOfProvinceHistorically | 1 |
| hasFormerCapitalCity | 1 |
| hasFormerCapitalOfFinland | 1 |
| hasFormerCapitalWithin | 1 |
| hasFormerStateCapital | 1 |
| historicalCapitalAssociated | 1 |
| historicalCapitalCity | 1 |
| historicalCapitalFrom | 1 |
| historicalCapitalInUnion | 1 |
| historicalCapitalLocatedIn | 1 |
| historicalCapitalOfBohemia | 1 |
| historicalCapitalOfCzechSilesia | 1 |
| historicalCapitalOfMoravia | 1 |
| historicalCapitalOfRegion | 1 |
| historicallyWasCapitalOf | 1 |
| isCapitalOfFormerRegion | 1 |
| isFormerProvincialCapital | 1 |
| isHistoricRegionCapitalOf | 1 |
| isHistoricalCapitalOf | 1 |
| lostImperialCityStatus | 1 |
| nationalCapitalRelocatedFrom | 1 |
| newCapitalOfRebelItalians | 1 |
| predecessorCapitalForRegion | 1 |
| predecessorCapitalOfNorthernWei | 1 |
| previousCapitalCity | 1 |
| previousCapitalOfFinland | 1 |
| previousCapitalOfRegion | 1 |
| previousProvincialCapitalWas | 1 |
| previousTerritorialCapital | 1 |
| previousVoivodeshipCapitalOf | 1 |
| previouslyCapitalOf | 1 |
| principalColonialCapitalOf | 1 |
| regionCapitalBeforeReform | 1 |
| representsFormerCapital | 1 |
| territorialCapitalMovedFrom | 1 |
| usedToBeCapitalOf | 1 |
| wartimeCapital | 1 |
| wasCapitalOfFrom | 1 |
| wasCoCapitalOf | 1 |
| wasEarlyCenterOf | 1 |
| wasFrenchCapitalOf | 1 |
| wasImperialCapitalOf | 1 |
| wasRegionalCapitalOf | 1 |
| wasVoivodeshipCapitalFrom | 1 |
| عاصمة_تاريخية_رئيسية | 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: formerCapitalOf
Generated description
Indicates that a place once served as the capital of another entity (such as a country or region) but no longer holds that status.
Sample triples (1,264)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Tulagi | British Solomon Islands Protectorate ⓘ |
| Tulagi |
Solomon Islands (colonial administration)
ⓘ
linked to:
British Solomon Islands Protectorate
|
| Meiji era | Kyoto via predicate surface "formerCapital" ⓘ |
|
Plymouth, Massachusetts
linked to:
Plymouth
|
Plymouth Colony via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Alexandria | Ptolemaic Kingdom via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Alexandria |
Roman Egypt
via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
|
| Alexandria | Byzantine Egypt via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Székesfehérvár | Kingdom of Hungary via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Republic of Texas | Houston via predicate surface "hasCapitalAtDifferentTimes" ⓘ |
| Republic of Texas | Austin via predicate surface "hasCapitalAtDifferentTimes" ⓘ |
|
Arizona
linked to:
U.S. state of Arizona
|
Prescott via predicate surface "previousCapital" ⓘ |
|
Arizona
linked to:
U.S. state of Arizona
|
Tucson via predicate surface "previousCapital" ⓘ |
| Batavia | Dutch East Indies via predicate surface "principalColonialCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Rome | Roman Kingdom via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Rome | Roman Republic via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Rome | Roman Empire via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Rome | Papal States via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Rome | Kingdom of Italy via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Rome |
Italian Social Republic (de facto partial)
via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Social Republic
|
| Ryukyu Islands | Shuri via predicate surface "capitalOfFormerKingdom" ⓘ |
|
Memphis (ancient city)
linked to:
ancient city of Memphis
|
Early Dynastic Period
via predicate surface "capitalPeriod"
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Dynastic Egypt
|
|
Memphis (ancient city)
linked to:
ancient city of Memphis
|
Old Kingdom
via predicate surface "capitalPeriod"
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Kingdom of Egypt
|
|
Memphis (ancient city)
linked to:
ancient city of Memphis
|
parts of Middle Kingdom via predicate surface "capitalPeriod" ⓘ |
|
Memphis (ancient city)
linked to:
ancient city of Memphis
|
parts of New Kingdom via predicate surface "capitalPeriod" ⓘ |
|
Memphis (Egypt)
linked to:
Memphis
|
Old Kingdom of Egypt via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
|
Memphis (Egypt)
linked to:
Memphis
|
Egypt during Early Dynastic Period via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
|
Memphis (Egypt)
linked to:
Memphis
|
Egypt during parts of the Middle Kingdom via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
|
Memphis (Egypt)
linked to:
Memphis
|
Egypt during parts of the New Kingdom via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
|
Memphis (Egypt)
linked to:
Memphis
|
Egypt during Late Period at times via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Melbourne |
Australia (1901–1927)
via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
ⓘ
linked to:
Australia
|
| Bengal |
Kolkata
via predicate surface "hasHistoricalCapital"
ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
|
| Bengal | Dhaka via predicate surface "hasHistoricalCapital" ⓘ |
| Central Province | Tulagi via predicate surface "formerNationalCapitalLocation" ⓘ |
| Virginia | Confederate States of America via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
|
Pretoria
linked to:
Pretoria, South Africa
|
Transvaal Province
via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
ⓘ
linked to:
Transvaal
|
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil ⓘ |
| Riyadh | Diriyah via predicate surface "previousCapitalOfRegion" ⓘ |
| Kutaisi | Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ |
| Kutaisi | Democratic Republic of Georgia ⓘ |
| Kutaisi | United Kingdom of Georgia period via predicate surface "wasCapitalDuring" ⓘ |
| Saigon |
French Cochinchina
ⓘ
linked to:
Cochinchina
|
| Saigon |
South Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of Vietnam
|
| Honiara | Tulagi via predicate surface "replacedCapital" ⓘ |
| Kazakhstan | Almaty via predicate surface "formerCapital" ⓘ |
| Montgomery, Alabama | Confederate States of America via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| Montgomery, Alabama | Confederate States of America 1861 via predicate surface "wasCapitalOfFrom" ⓘ |
| Kyoto | Japan ⓘ |
| Lagos | Nigeria ⓘ |
| Quezon City | Philippines via predicate surface "isFormerCapitalOf" ⓘ |
| British Solomon Islands Protectorate | Tulagi via predicate surface "formerCapital" ⓘ |