predecessorTerritory

P62783
predicate

Indicates that one territory previously existed in place of, or was succeeded by, another territory in a historical or political sequence.

All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
predecessorTerritory canonical 13
predecessorJurisdiction 6
historicalTerritorialPredecessor 5

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: predecessorTerritory
Generated description
Indicates that one territory previously existed in place of, or was succeeded by, another territory in a historical or political sequence.

Sample triples (53)

Subject Object
Indraprastha Khandavaprastha forest
Spanish North Africa Ifni via predicate surface "formerTerritory"
Spanish North Africa Cape Juby via predicate surface "formerTerritory"
Spanish North Africa Spanish Protectorate in Morocco via predicate surface "formerTerritory"
Spanish North Africa Rif region via predicate surface "formerTerritory"
Washington County, Alabama
linked to: Washington County
Mississippi Territory
Hadamar Duchy of Nassau via predicate surface "formerTerritorialAffiliation"
Grand Duchy of Posen lands annexed in the Partitions of Poland
Namibia Advisory Opinion (Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia) South West Africa via predicate surface "relatesToFormerNameOfTerritory"
linked to: Namibia
Illinois Territory Northwest Territory via predicate surface "hasTerritorialPredecessor"
Illinois Territory Indiana Territory via predicate surface "hasTerritorialPredecessor"
Regierungsbezirk Hohensalza Second Polish Republic via predicate surface "previousTerritoryOf"
Battle of Manus Japanese-controlled Manus Island via predicate surface "territoryBefore"
Colony of Victoria Port Phillip District of New South Wales
linked to: Port Phillip region
Stuttgart County of Württemberg via predicate surface "predecessorPoliticalEntity"
Dwarka kingdom Mathura via predicate surface "predecessorRegion"
Newalkar rulers of Jhansi Maratha-controlled territories in Bundelkhand via predicate surface "predecessorPoliticalEntity"
Shōnai Domain lands of the Mogami clan in Dewa
Illinois campaign Province of Quebec via predicate surface "predecessorPoliticalEntity"
Northern Cameroons Republic of Cameroon via predicate surface "predecessorTerritoryOf"
linked to: Cameroon
Nunavut Act Northwest Territories via predicate surface "predecessorJurisdiction"
Lyallpur District, Punjab, British India sparsely populated bar (scrub) land
Hawaii Territory U.S. annexation of the Hawaiian Islands via predicate surface "annexationPredecessor"
Province of Kurhessen Electorate of Hesse (Kurfürstentum Hessen) via predicate surface "historicalPredecessorRegion"
linked to: Electorate of Hesse
Pacific Mandate territories German New Guinea
Pacific Mandate territories German Caroline Islands
linked to: Caroline Islands
Pacific Mandate territories German Mariana Islands
linked to: Mariana Islands
Pacific Mandate territories German Marshall Islands
linked to: Marshall Islands
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa Diocese of Comayagua via predicate surface "predecessorJurisdiction"
Rancho Petaluma Indigenous lands of the Coast Miwok and Pomo peoples
House of Guelders County of Guelders
Princess of Piedmont Duchy of Savoy via predicate surface "predecessorTerritorialContext"
Liu Song Eastern Jin territory in southern China via predicate surface "predecessorStateTerritory"
Maharaja of Tripura Kingdom of Tripura via predicate surface "predecessorPoliticalEntity"
present-day Colorado Colorado Territory via predicate surface "historicalTerritorialPredecessor"
present-day Colorado Kansas Territory (partial) via predicate surface "historicalTerritorialPredecessor"
linked to: Kansas Territory
present-day Colorado Nebraska Territory (partial) via predicate surface "historicalTerritorialPredecessor"
linked to: Nebraska Territory
present-day Colorado Utah Territory (partial) via predicate surface "historicalTerritorialPredecessor"
linked to: Utah Territory
present-day Colorado New Mexico Territory (partial) via predicate surface "historicalTerritorialPredecessor"
Даниил Александрович Владимиро-Суздальское княжество via predicate surface "predecessorTerritorial"
Østfold Museum Foundation Østfold county via predicate surface "predecessorRegion"
linked to: Østfold
Diocese of Tlaxcala Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles via predicate surface "predecessorJurisdiction"
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy Roman Catholic Diocese of Salta via predicate surface "territoryPreviouslyFrom"
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nitra early Great Moravian ecclesiastical structures via predicate surface "predecessorJurisdiction"
Marquis of Gothia Visigothic Septimania via predicate surface "historicalPredecessorRegion"
Château de Montbéliard County of Montbéliard via predicate surface "formerTerritorialAffiliation"
Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe Apostolic Prefecture of São Tomé via predicate surface "predecessorJurisdiction"
Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe Apostolic Vicariate of São Tomé via predicate surface "predecessorJurisdiction"
Diocese of Sorocaba Diocese of Botucatu via predicate surface "territoryPreviouslyFrom"
Diocese of Sorocaba Diocese of São Paulo via predicate surface "territoryPreviouslyFrom"