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puppet state

state that is supposedly independent but is in fact dependent upon an outside power
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puppet state

Summary

puppet state ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • puppet state is a type of client state[2].
  • puppet state's Commons category is recorded as Puppet states[3].
  • puppet state's said to be the same as is recorded as satellite state[4].
  • puppet state is the opposite of great power[5].
  • puppet state's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puppet states[6].
  • puppet state's facet of is recorded as political science[7].
  • puppet state's facet of is recorded as international law[8].
  • puppet state's different from is recorded as vassal state[9].
  • puppet state's different from is recorded as client state[10].
  • puppet state's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Puppet ruler[11].
  • puppet state's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].

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Definition and Type

puppet state is a type of client state[2]. It is the opposite of great power[5].

Why It Matters

puppet state ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic international law Northern Cyprus political science

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · David Osipov · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → vassal state, client state
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q1179466]]"
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