Protectorate

A protectorate is a state that is controlled and protected by another sovereign state. It is a dependent territory that has been granted local autonomy over most internal affairs while still recognizing the suzerainty of a more powerful sovereign state without being its direct possession. In exchange, the protectorate usually accepts specified obligations depending on the terms of their arrangement. Usually protectorates are established de jure by a treaty. Under certain conditions, a state can also be labelled as a de facto protectorate or a "veiled protectorate".
A protectorate is different from a colony as they have local rulers, are not directly possessed and rarely experience colonization by the suzerain state. However, some sources term a state that remains under the protection of another state while retaining its independence as a protected state, different from a protectorate, while other sources use the terms like synonyms.
== List of protectorates ==
=== Myjohanian Union ===
* Constantinople (10 June 2020 - 12 August 2020) 
* Hellas (10 August 2020 - 29 November 2020)
* Holland (15 August 2020 - 29 November 2020)
* Raukirland (since 20 May 2021)
=== Ninjago ===
* South Africa (25 August 2020 - 20 September 2020)
* Arvidland (since 20 May 2021)
==== De facto protectorate ====
* Lizard Kingdom (30 June 2021-12 July 2021)
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