>>16882526
you could of course internet search this info yourself and post an infographic
>do that you lazy bish

>>16882526
>protectorate
Legally independent political entity that is under the military protection of a larger state. This often comes with political stipulations and ties, but ostensibly the protectorate is a legally separate entity from the main Empire.

>mandate
An area or country that is being administered and ruled by another country ostensibly with the consent of the locals, or the international community. Usually this term is applied to areas that have been taken over due to political instability, being a former colony that has been "liberated," etc. Basically, Empire A losses control of an area, and Empire B steps in to bring law and order until a more permanent government can be set up. This very often leads to Protectorate or Colony status for the new Empire.

>Colony
An area directly administered and controlled by a country with the intention of sending settlers and colonists to live in. Usually with the intention of developing an economy and making lots of money, or to send raw materials and resources back to the mother country. These can be intended as permanent settlements (For example, British colonial North America), or simply as money making ventures (French Haiti), or as a little of both (New Spain).

>>16882526
>protectorate
Modern synonym/replacement for Vassal/client state. I guess Vassal invokes too much of a "medieval" connotation
>mandate
Anothwr modeen cope word for annexed territory that's in the immidate aftermath of lands swapping hands, with the conquerors being some western empire. I've only ever seen it used in the WW1 era.

>colony
Foreign land, in perspective to the political owners, that has a distinct connection to some motherland or mother territory. It can be for extraction, settling excess population, or a combination or the two

Like an Autonomous region or DMZ you have to pay tributary

>>16883821
>Modern synonym/replacement for Vassal/client state. I guess Vassal invokes too much of a "medieval" connotation
no

it was used separately for different things and protectorate is actually way more demeaning if anything