casusBelli
P11284
predicate
Indicates a relationship where one entity serves as the cause, justification, or pretext for another entity to initiate conflict or war.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hasCasusBelli | 97 |
| casusBelli canonical | 67 |
| hasCasusBelliFor | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: casusBelli
Generated description
Indicates a relationship where one entity serves as the cause, justification, or pretext for another entity to initiate conflict or war.
Sample triples (165)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Kalmar War | disputes over Lapland and Finnmark borders via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Ifni–Sahara War | Moroccan irredentist claims over Spanish-controlled territories ⓘ |
| Battle of Muye | Zhou rebellion against Shang rule via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Bascom Affair | alleged kidnapping of Felix Ward (Mickey Free) ⓘ |
| War between Odoacer and Theodoric | power struggle for control of Italy via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Mardia | struggle for control of the Roman Empire via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Geronimo Campaign | continued raids and resistance by Geronimo and his followers via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of the Gulf of Roses | French intervention against the Crown of Aragon via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Okehazama | Imagawa invasion of Owari ⓘ |
| Nelson captured San José by boarding from San Nicolás | war between Britain and Spain during the French Revolutionary Wars via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Velbazhd | Bulgarian–Serbian rivalry for control of Macedonia via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Llucmajor | Aragonese claim over the Kingdom of Majorca via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Castelo Rodrigo | Portuguese struggle to restore independence from Spanish rule via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| United States military forces in the War of 1812 | British impressment of American sailors ⓘ |
| United States military forces in the War of 1812 | British restrictions on American maritime trade ⓘ |
| United States military forces in the War of 1812 | American desire for territorial expansion ⓘ |
| United States military forces in the War of 1812 | defense of national sovereignty ⓘ |
|
Operation Unified Protector in Libya
surface form:
Operation Unified Protector
|
violent repression of protests and civilians by Libyan government forces in 2011 ⓘ |
|
battle of the Sesia (1524)
surface form:
Battle of the Sesia (1524)
|
struggle for control of the Duchy of Milan via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of St. Thomé | dispute over control of Madras and influence in the Carnatic via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Chanderi | Mughal expansion into central India via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Domitian's Dacian Wars | Dacian raids across the Danube ⓘ |
| Domitian's Dacian Wars |
Domitian's Dacian Wars
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dacian invasion of Moesia
|
| Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 | dispute over Portuguese and Castilian thrones via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Overseas War | anti-colonial uprisings in Angola in 1961 ⓘ |
| Battle of the Mona Passage | ongoing Anglo-French hostilities in American Revolutionary War via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Siege of Dorostolon | Kievan Rus' expansion into the Balkans via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Siege of Dorostolon | Byzantine attempt to reassert control over Bulgaria via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Nationalist Army | military uprising against the Second Spanish Republic ⓘ |
| Anyanya guerrilla movement | political marginalization of Southern Sudan ⓘ |
| Anyanya guerrilla movement | religious and cultural discrimination against southerners ⓘ |
| Anyanya guerrilla movement | failure to implement federal arrangements for Southern Sudan ⓘ |
| Anyanya Rebellion | political marginalization of Southern Sudan ⓘ |
| Anyanya Rebellion | religious and cultural discrimination against southerners ⓘ |
| Anyanya Rebellion | abrogation of federal promises to Southern Sudan ⓘ |
| Battle of Penco | Spanish efforts to subdue Mapuche resistance via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
|
declaration of independence of Bangladesh
surface form:
Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh
|
political disenfranchisement of East Pakistan via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
|
declaration of independence of Bangladesh
surface form:
Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh
|
military crackdown by Pakistan Army via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of the Margus | rival claims to the imperial throne via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Akroinon | Umayyad expansion and raiding into Byzantine territory via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Skafida | Bulgarian–Byzantine rivalry in the Balkans via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Dyrrhachium |
Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli"
ⓘ
surface form:
Norman invasion of Byzantine Illyria
|
| Battle of Uji (1180) | outbreak of the Genpei War via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Jishō–Yōwa War | attempt to overthrow Taira rule via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Fulford | Norwegian claim to the English throne via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Benevento | dispute over the Sicilian crown via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Battle of Zonchio | Ottoman–Venetian rivalry over control of trade routes and ports in the eastern Mediterranean via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Bruce campaign in Ireland | opportunity created by English weakness during the Bruce wars ⓘ |
| Battle of Șelimbăr | control of Transylvania via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |
| Christian reconquest of Lisbon | expansion of the Christian Kingdom of Portugal via predicate surface "hasCasusBelli" ⓘ |