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The 15 pages that link to Annexation, each with the reason it gives.

• SecessionCompared with: Annexation transfers territory to another state rather than creating independence from the existing one.

• Territorial integrityCompared with: Annexation attempts to turn control gained by force into a territorial claim.

• Military occupationCompared with: Occupation does not transfer sovereignty; annexation claims to change territorial status.

• Annexation of Crimea by the Russian FederationNarrower topic: The broader concept distinguishes Russia’s claimed sovereignty transfer from temporary military control.

• IrredentismRelated: Annexation is the territorial outcome irredentist movements commonly seek.

• Doctrine of LapseNarrower topic: The doctrine was one specific rationale for annexing princely territories.

• Iraqi invasion of KuwaitNarrower topic: Iraq declared Kuwait its nineteenth province, extending occupation into a claim of sovereignty.

• United States territorial expansionRelated: The United States used annexation to incorporate Texas and Hawaii.

• ColonizationCompared with: Annexation claims territory as part of the ruling state, unlike colonial rule over a separate possession.

• Instrument of Accession of Jammu and KashmirCompared with: Accession is framed as a legal act of joining, unlike territorial acquisition by annexation.

• Territorial disputeRelated: It changes asserted control but does not automatically make a territorial claim lawful or internationally accepted.

• ConquestRelated: Annexation turns conquest into a declared claim of permanent territorial ownership.

• Vassal stateCompared with: Unlike a vassal state, an annexed territory is claimed as part of the dominant state.

• Annexation of GoaNarrower topic: The term captures the legal and political dispute over India’s method of acquiring Goa.

• ExpansionismRelated: It turns territorial expansion into a claim of domestic sovereignty.