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English overseas possession

overseas territories that were colonised, conquered, or otherwise acquired by the former Kingdom of England
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English overseas possession

Summary

English overseas possession is a colonial empire[1]. It draws 368 Wikipedia views per month (colonial_empire category, ranking #7 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • English overseas possession is in the country of Kingdom of England[3].
  • English overseas possession's instance of is recorded as historical country[4].
  • English overseas possession's subclass of is recorded as colony[5].
  • English overseas possession's start time is recorded as +1580-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • English overseas possession's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1fb87[7].
  • English overseas possession's topic's main category is recorded as Category:English colonization of the Americas[8].
  • English overseas possession's replaced by is recorded as British Empire[9].
  • English overseas possession's plaque image is recorded as Gilbert plaque.jpg[10].

Why It Matters

English overseas possession draws 368 Wikipedia views per month (colonial_empire category, ranking #7 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

British America Kingdom of England

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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