controlledBefore

P21850
predicate

Indicates that one entity had control or authority over another entity during a time period that occurred earlier than a specified reference time or event.

All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
controlledBefore canonical 10
controlledByBeforeBattle 5
controlBeforeBattle 3

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: controlledBefore
Generated description
Indicates that one entity had control or authority over another entity during a time period that occurred earlier than a specified reference time or event.

Sample triples (27)

Subject Object
siege of Grave (1674) in the Franco-Dutch War
surface form: siege of Grave (1674)
France
Battle of Gwalior British control of Gwalior Fort via predicate surface "controlBeforeBattle"
Capture of Munich Nazi Germany
Battle of Stony Point Great Britain via predicate surface "controlledByBeforeBattle"
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) France via predicate surface "controlledByBeforeBattle"
Battle of Diabaly Islamist militants via predicate surface "controlledByBeforeBattle"
Battle of Kissoué French State (Vichy regime) via predicate surface "controlledByBeforeBattle"
surface form: Vichy France
Siege of Arras (1640) Spain
Siege of Cambrai (1595) Spanish control of Cambrai via predicate surface "combatantControlBefore"
Siege of Pune Maratha Empire
Tallinn offensive (1944) Nazi Germany via predicate surface "combatantControlledBefore"
Battle of Cork (1922) anti-Treaty IRA via predicate surface "controlledBeforeBattleBy"
Liberation of Antwerp Nazi Germany
Capture of Asirgarh Fort Maratha Empire via predicate surface "controlBeforeBattle"
Siege of Damascus (634) Byzantine Empire
fall of Barcelona Second Spanish Republic
surface form: Spanish Republic
Battle of Elephant Pass Sri Lanka Army via predicate surface "controlledPassBeforeBattle" NERFINISHED
Battle of Palmyra (1941) Vichy France via predicate surface "controlledBeforeBattleBy" NERFINISHED
Siege of Kassel (1762) France NERFINISHED
Battle of Kassala (1940–1941) Italian forces via predicate surface "controlBeforeBattle"
Battle of Fort Harrison Confederate forces via predicate surface "controlledByBeforeBattle"
Capture of Oaxaca (1812) Spanish royalists
Siege of Nicosia (1570) Nicosia controlled by the Republic of Venice via predicate surface "combatantControlledBefore"
Siege of Cambrai (1677) Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
Siege of Fallujah (2016) Fallujah under ISIS control via predicate surface "controlledTerritoryBefore"
Mughal conquest of Kandahar Safavid control of Kandahar via predicate surface "opponentControlBefore"
Royalist siege of 1646 Royalist control of the stronghold via predicate surface "controlBefore"