imperialPossessions
P49498
predicate
Indicates that one entity holds colonial or territorial control over another as part of its empire.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| colonialEmpire | 10 |
| maintainedColoniesIn | 8 |
| imperialPossessions canonical | 5 |
| colonialPowers | 2 |
| wasEnglishPossession | 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: imperialPossessions
Generated description
Indicates that one entity holds colonial or territorial control over another as part of its empire.
Sample triples (26)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Spanish monarchy | Americas ⓘ |
| Spanish monarchy | Philippines ⓘ |
| Spanish monarchy | parts of Italy ⓘ |
| Spanish monarchy | Low Countries ⓘ |
| Spanish monarchy | North Africa territories ⓘ |
| Río de Oro | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialEmpire" ⓘ |
| Estado Novo (Portugal) | Angola via predicate surface "maintainedColoniesIn" ⓘ |
| Estado Novo (Portugal) | Mozambique via predicate surface "maintainedColoniesIn" ⓘ |
| Estado Novo (Portugal) | Guinea-Bissau via predicate surface "maintainedColoniesIn" ⓘ |
| Estado Novo (Portugal) |
Cape Verde
via predicate surface "maintainedColoniesIn"
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
|
| Estado Novo (Portugal) | São Tomé and Príncipe via predicate surface "maintainedColoniesIn" ⓘ |
| Estado Novo (Portugal) | Goa via predicate surface "maintainedColoniesIn" ⓘ |
| Estado Novo (Portugal) | Macau via predicate surface "maintainedColoniesIn" ⓘ |
| Estado Novo (Portugal) | Timor-Leste via predicate surface "maintainedColoniesIn" ⓘ |
| Second Reich | German colonial empire via predicate surface "colonialEmpire" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Portugal | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "colonialEmpire" ⓘ |
| Ifni | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialEmpire" ⓘ |
| Senegambia | France via predicate surface "colonialPowers" ⓘ |
| Senegambia | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPowers" ⓘ |
| Union Islands | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialEmpire" ⓘ |
| City of Calais | 1347–1558 via predicate surface "wasEnglishPossession" ⓘ |
| Bourbon France |
French colonial empire in the Americas
via predicate surface "colonialEmpire"
ⓘ
linked to:
French colonial empire
|
| Bourbon France |
French colonial empire in Africa
via predicate surface "colonialEmpire"
ⓘ
linked to:
French colonial empire
|
| Bourbon France |
French colonial empire in Asia
via predicate surface "colonialEmpire"
ⓘ
linked to:
French colonial empire
|
| Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialEmpire" ⓘ |
| Spanish Missouri |
Spanish North American colonial empire
via predicate surface "colonialEmpire"
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish North America
|