deathBefore

P27931
predicate

Indicates that one entity’s death occurred earlier in time than another entity’s death.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
diedBefore 22
deathBefore canonical 16
predeceased 4

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: deathBefore
Generated description
Indicates that one entity’s death occurred earlier in time than another entity’s death.

Sample triples (48)

Subject Object
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib birth of Muhammad
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Hijra to Medina via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Titus van Rijn Rembrandt van Rijn via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur Chester A. Arthur’s inauguration as President via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Amasis II Conquest of Egypt
surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses II
Louis de France Louis XIV of France via predicate surface "predeceased"
Robert Prince Salem witch trials via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Khuwaylid ibn Asad start of Muhammad's prophethood via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery via predicate surface "predeceased"
Violet Bidwill Charles Bidwill via predicate surface "afterTheDeathOf"
Śāriputra Shakyamuni Buddha via predicate surface "diedBefore"
surface form: Gautama Buddha
Margaret Drummond 1375
Sextilia end of 69 AD
Dorothy Bartish Shula Don Shula
Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger) Epicurus
surface form: Epicurus (according to ancient reports)
Taira no Shigemori Taira no Kiyomori via predicate surface "predeceased" NERFINISHED
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq 1420
Meleager Ptolemy Keraunos via predicate surface "deathAfter" NERFINISHED
antipope Dioscorus
surface form: Dioscorus
Pope Boniface II’s formal condemnation of him via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Jonathan Larson the Broadway premiere of Rent via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Orion Black First Wizarding War NERFINISHED
Marvolo Gaunt the birth of Tom Marvolo Riddle’s rise to power via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Gideon Prewett 1981
William Lord Hastings coronation of Richard III via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Aristodemus conquest of the Peloponnese by the Heracleidae via predicate surface "diedBefore"
van Gogh-Bonger
surface form: Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
Theo van Gogh via predicate surface "afterTheDeathOf" NERFINISHED
Mary (first wife of Stephen Hopkins) 1620 Mayflower voyage via predicate surface "diedBefore"
ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib Conquest of Mecca via predicate surface "diedBefore" NERFINISHED
Sun Deng Sun Quan via predicate surface "diedBefore" NERFINISHED
Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor 27 BC
Anthony Marston early victim via predicate surface "deathOrderInStory"
Consort Zheng (mother of Emperor Yizong) Emperor Yizong of Tang via predicate surface "predeceased" NERFINISHED
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark accession to the throne of Denmark
Albia Dominica Valens via predicate surface "afterTheDeathOf" NERFINISHED
Charles Magnus, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach accession to the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Prince Leopold, Count of Hainaut (1833–1865)
surface form: Prince Leopold, Count of Hainaut
accession to the throne
Hani ibn Urwa Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED
Haran (person)
surface form: Haran
Terah’s migration to Canaan via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach accession to the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Kendra
surface form: Kendra Dumbledore
First Wizarding War via predicate surface "diedBefore" NERFINISHED
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma 610 CE (start of Islamic revelation)
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 AD) 54 AD via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Charibert of Laon 768 (death of Pepin the Short)
Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden accession to the Margraviate of Baden-Baden via predicate surface "diedBefore"
John Churchill (son of the 1st Duke of Marlborough) John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough via predicate surface "diedBefore" NERFINISHED
Haran migration of Terah from Ur to Haran via predicate surface "diedBefore"
Anja Spiegelman World War II via predicate surface "deathAfter" NERFINISHED
Mary of Waltham full assumption of role as Duchess of Brittany