reasonForDeath

P44824
predicate

Indicates the cause, circumstance, or condition that led to an entity’s death.

All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
deathCauseContext 17
reasonForDeath canonical 17
martyrdomCause 6

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: reasonForDeath
Generated description
Indicates the cause, circumstance, or condition that led to an entity’s death.

Sample triples (59)

Subject Object
Iasion love affair with Demeter
Saint Catherine of Alexandria beheading via predicate surface "martyrdomCause"
Lucilla involvement in conspiracy against Commodus
Absalom hair caught in a terebinth tree via predicate surface "circumstancesOfDeath"
Polybus natural causes via predicate surface "deathCauseInTradition"
Cyprian of Carthage Valerianic persecution via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Hans Müller von Bulgenbach suppression of the German Peasants’ War via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Ivan Smirnov Great Purge via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Ali-Reza Pahlavi died by suicide in the United States after years of exile via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Eurydice accidental via predicate surface "modeOfDeath"
Barkat struggle to preserve Bengali language via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Barkat struggle to preserve Bengali cultural identity via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Hugh Despenser the Younger overthrow of Edward II
Henry of Almain revenge killing for the death of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Saint Maurice refusal to sacrifice to Roman gods via predicate surface "martyrdomCause"
Saint Maurice refusal to persecute Christians via predicate surface "martyrdomCause"
Saint Ursula killed by Huns via predicate surface "martyrdomCause"
Cowra breakout suicide or being shot while escaping via predicate surface "causeOfDeathForManyPrisoners"
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland Yorkshire tax rebellion of 1489
Rokujo no Miyasudokoro implied to be related to emotional and spiritual turmoil via predicate surface "deathCauseInText"
Olivia Crain in The Haunting of Hill House
surface form: Olivia Crain
influenced by the house to "wake" her children via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Caderousse failed burglary of the Count of Monte Cristo via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Queen Maya Devi said to have died shortly after the Buddha’s birth via predicate surface "deathCircumstance"
Peithon suspected bid for independent power in the East
Matonabbee despair after the fall of Fort Prince of Wales to the French in 1782
Tissaphernes disfavor at the court of Artaxerxes II
Nigel Bruce repression of Scottish resistance by the English crown via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Rufrius Crispinus perceived threat through his son by Poppaea Sabina
Viriathus murdered during peace negotiations via predicate surface "deathCircumstance"
Samuel Ratchett stabbing via predicate surface "modeOfDeath"
New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) anti-religious persecution after the Russian Revolution via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Saints David and Constantine of Argveti resistance to foreign rule via predicate surface "martyrdomCause"
Adriana Lecouvreur in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur"
surface form: Adriana Lecouvreur (character)
jealous intrigue via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Neoptolemus dispute over Hermione
Aesacus snakebite (indirectly) via predicate surface "causeOfBelovedsDeath"
René Goupil killed by Iroquois while on mission via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Alexander V of Macedon political rivalry
Hodr vengeance for Baldr
Demetrius II of Georgia surrendered himself to execution to avert Mongol reprisals on Georgia
Horace-Camille Desmoulins execution via predicate surface "parentalDeathCause"
Amarendra Baahubali political conspiracy via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Alphonse Frankenstein murder of Elizabeth Lavenza via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
Alphonse Frankenstein tragedies affecting his family via predicate surface "deathCauseContext"
al-Rantisi
surface form: Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
airstrike via predicate surface "meansOfDeath"
2013 Polish winter Broad Peak expedition died during descent after summit via predicate surface "deathCircumstance"
Agathocles of Pella court intrigues involving Arsinoe II
Ptolemy XI Alexander II popular outrage over murder of Berenice III
Troy Phelan dies by suicide after signing his will via predicate surface "deathCircumstance"
Sonny Black retaliation for Donnie Brasco infiltration
Ker violent death in war via predicate surface "typeOfDeathAssociated"