# ColonialStatus class # # Created per slot_fixes.yaml revision for: colonial # Migration date: 2026-01-22 # Rule reference: Rule 53, Rule 56 id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/ColonialStatus name: colonial_status_class title: Colonial Status Class prefixes: linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/ hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/ schema: http://schema.org/ dcterms: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# imports: - linkml:types - ../metadata - ../slots/has_or_had_label - ../slots/has_or_had_identifier - ../slots/temporal_extent - ./TimeSpan default_prefix: hc classes: ColonialStatus: class_uri: hc:ColonialStatus description: | Structured representation of colonial/territorial status for geographic coverage. **PURPOSE**: Models colonial territories and their historical status in archival finding aids. Captures both the geographic territory and its colonial relationship over time. **DESIGN RATIONALE**: Created per slot_fixes.yaml migration from simple `colonial` string slot to structured class with temporal and geographic context. The revision specifies: - `includes_or_included` + `GeoSpatialPlace` for territory geometry - `is_or_was_categorized_as` + `ColonialStatus` for categorization **USE CASES**: - Dutch East Indies archives (1602-1949) - Belgian Congo documentation - British Colonial Office records - Portuguese overseas territories **PROVENANCE CONSIDERATIONS**: Colonial status is historically contingent and politically sensitive. Always capture: - Time period of colonial relationship - Perspective (colonizer vs. colonized) - Modern-day geographic equivalent exact_mappings: - dcterms:spatial close_mappings: - schema:containedInPlace related_mappings: - skos:Concept slots: - has_or_had_label - has_or_had_identifier - temporal_extent attributes: territory_name: description: | Name of the colonial territory. Use the historical name as recorded in archival sources. Modern equivalents should be recorded in notes or linked via GeoSpatialPlace. range: string required: true examples: - value: "Dutch East Indies" description: Historical name for Indonesia under Dutch rule - value: "Belgian Congo" description: Historical name for DRC under Belgian rule - value: "British Malaya" description: Historical British colonial territories in Southeast Asia colonizing_power: description: | The colonizing nation or entity. range: string examples: - value: "Netherlands" - value: "Belgium" - value: "United Kingdom" - value: "Portugal" - value: "France" modern_equivalent: description: | Modern-day country or region corresponding to this colonial territory. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes or full country names. range: string multivalued: true examples: - value: "ID" description: Indonesia (former Dutch East Indies) - value: "CD" description: Democratic Republic of Congo (former Belgian Congo) - value: "MY" description: Malaysia (part of former British Malaya) status_type: description: | Type of colonial relationship. range: string examples: - value: "colony" - value: "protectorate" - value: "mandate" - value: "overseas territory" - value: "dependency" slot_usage: has_or_had_label: description: | Display label for the colonial status. MIGRATION: Used for simple string representation of colonial territory name. range: string examples: - value: "Dutch East Indies (1602-1949)" temporal_extent: description: | Time period of colonial relationship. Use CIDOC-CRM TimeSpan for precise temporal modeling. range: TimeSpan inlined: true examples: - value: begin_of_the_begin: "1602-01-01" end_of_the_end: "1949-12-27" description: Dutch colonial period in Indonesia (VOC founding to sovereignty transfer) examples: - value: territory_name: "Dutch East Indies" colonizing_power: "Netherlands" modern_equivalent: - "ID" status_type: "colony" has_or_had_label: "Dutch East Indies (1602-1949)" temporal_extent: begin_of_the_begin: "1602-03-20" end_of_the_end: "1949-12-27" description: Dutch colonial Indonesia - VOC founding to sovereignty transfer - value: territory_name: "Suriname" colonizing_power: "Netherlands" modern_equivalent: - "SR" status_type: "colony" has_or_had_label: "Dutch Suriname (1667-1975)" temporal_extent: begin_of_the_begin: "1667-01-01" end_of_the_end: "1975-11-25" description: Dutch colonial Suriname - value: territory_name: "Netherlands Antilles" colonizing_power: "Netherlands" modern_equivalent: - "CW" - "SX" - "BQ" status_type: "overseas territory" has_or_had_label: "Netherlands Antilles (1954-2010)" temporal_extent: begin_of_the_begin: "1954-01-01" end_of_the_end: "2010-10-10" description: Former Netherlands Antilles (now CuraƧao, Sint Maarten, Caribbean Netherlands) comments: - Created per slot_fixes.yaml migration from colonial slot (2026-01-22) - Models colonial territories with temporal and geographic context - Supports decolonization research and provenance tracking - Politically sensitive - capture multiple perspectives where relevant see_also: - https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/colonial-records - https://www.kit.nl/project/decolonization-heritage/