South Seas Mandate

mandate in Oceania issued by the League of Nations to Japan following WWI
Organization historical_country Q718763
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The South Seas Mandate was a historical country. It was established on January 1, 1919. The mandate encompassed a group of Pacific islands formerly under German colonial rule, administered by Japan under the auspices of the League of Nations.

South Seas Mandate existed until January 1, 1947, when it was dissolved. Its territory included islands in the Micronesia region, which later transitioned to United Nations trusteeship under U.S. administration.

South Seas Mandate

Summary

South Seas Mandate is a historical country[1]. It draws 515 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #261 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • South Seas Mandate is in the country of Empire of Japan[3].
  • South Seas Mandate's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania[4].
  • South Seas Mandate's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • South Seas Mandate's instance of is recorded as League of Nations mandate[6].
  • South Seas Mandate's capital is recorded as Koror[7].
  • South Seas Mandate's official language is recorded as Japanese[8].
  • South Seas Mandate's currency is recorded as yen[9].
  • South Seas Mandate's flag image is recorded as Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg[10].
  • South Seas Mandate's audio is recorded as Kimi ga Yo instrumental.ogg[11].
  • South Seas Mandate's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of the South Pacific Mandate.svg[12].
  • South Seas Mandate's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of South Pacific Mandate (cropped).svg[13].
  • South Seas Mandate's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[14].
  • South Seas Mandate's executive body is recorded as South Seas Bureau[15].
  • South Seas Mandate's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 252619864[16].
  • South Seas Mandate's locator map image is recorded as Sovereignty and Mandate Boundary Lines in 1921 of the Islands of the Pacific.jpg[17].
  • South Seas Mandate's locator map image is recorded as South Pacific Mandate map in 1930s.PNG[18].
  • South Seas Mandate's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82099094[19].
  • South Seas Mandate's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00291447[20].
  • South Seas Mandate's Commons category is recorded as South Pacific Mandate[21].
  • +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of South Seas Mandate[22].
  • South Seas Mandate was dissolved in +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[23].
  • South Seas Mandate's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.341666666666667, 'lon': 134.47194444444443}[24].
  • South Seas Mandate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05s9gx[25].
  • South Seas Mandate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South Seas Mandate[26].
  • South Seas Mandate's replaces is recorded as German New Guinea[27].

Body

Founding

+1919-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of South Seas Mandate[22].

Identity

South Seas Mandate's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '南洋庁'}[28].

Dissolution

South Seas Mandate was dissolved in +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[23].

Why It Matters

South Seas Mandate draws 515 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #261 of 1,549).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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