<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">mandates</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31369990</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:39:48</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mandate</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mandated territories</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">territories, mandated</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Colonies and other possessions in Africa and Asia of the defeated powers of the First World War, which were placed under the control of various different victor nations by the League of Nations. ]]></dc:description></metadata>