predecessor

P97
predicate

Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.

All labels observed (178)

Label Occurrences
precededBy 26,466
predecessor canonical 17,745
precedes 4,195

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: predecessor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.

Sample triples (57,937)

Subject Object
Cyrus the Great Cambyses I
Sivan Tammuz via predicate surface "precedes"
Herod Antipas Herod the Great
Iron Age Ancient Mediterranean world via predicate surface "precedes"
surface form: Classical Antiquity
Siraj ud-Daulah Alivardi Khan
Timurid dynasty Chagatai Khanate via predicate surface "precededBy"
Timurid dynasty Mongol Ilkhanate via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Ilkhanate
Colony of Aden Aden via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Aden Province
ICS
surface form: Indian Civil Service
British East India Company via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: East India Company civil service
Indian Administrative Service Indian Civil Service via predicate surface "precededBy"
Pakistan Civil Service Indian Civil Service
August 1917 Montagu Declaration Morley–Minto Reforms via predicate surface "precededBy"
Parliament of Queensland Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: New South Wales colonial legislature (for the area that became Queensland)
Battle of Quebec (1759) Battle of Quebec (1759) via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Siege of Quebec (1759)
Wall Street Crash of 1929 Roaring Twenties via predicate surface "precededBy"
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands William III of the Netherlands
Viceroyalty of Peru Governorate of New Castile
Viceroyalty of Peru Governorate of New Toledo
Viceroyalty of Peru Inca Empire
Charles IV of Spain Charles III of Spain
Yasuhiro Nakasone Zenko Suzuki
Universal Republic Records Universal Records
Non-Aligned Movement Bandung Conference via predicate surface "predecessorEvent"
Non-Aligned Movement Bandung Conference via predicate surface "predecessorEvent"
surface form: Asian–African Conference
National Assembly of Ecuador National Congress of Ecuador via predicate surface "precededBy"
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Imperial Japanese Navy via predicate surface "precededBy"
Paracas culture Nazca culture via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
2020 MLS Supporters' Shield 2019 MLS Supporters' Shield via predicate surface "precededBy"
Portuguese Ceylon indigenous Sri Lankan kingdoms via predicate surface "precededBy"
UN Security Council Resolution 687 United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 via predicate surface "precedes"
surface form: UN Security Council Resolution 688
1993 World Series 1992 World Series via predicate surface "previousEdition"
Imperial Household Agency Imperial Household Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ministry of the Imperial Household
国会 Imperial Diet
surface form: 帝国議会
Spencer Perceval Duke of Portland via predicate surface "precededBy"
War of the Austrian Succession War of the Polish Succession via predicate surface "precededBy"
United States Lighthouse Service United States Lighthouse Board
Bridget Bishop accusations of witchcraft in Salem Village via predicate surface "precededBy"
Viceroyalty of New Granada New Kingdom of Granada via predicate surface "precededBy"
Viceroyalty of New Granada Audiencia of Quito via predicate surface "precededBy"
Viceroyalty of New Granada Captaincy General of Venezuela via predicate surface "precededBy"
Juan Carlos I of Spain Francisco Franco
National Assembly of Panama National Assembly of Municipal Representatives via predicate surface "precededBy"
Western Roman Empire Roman Empire via predicate surface "precededBy"
Vespasian Vitellius
Dicastery for the Clergy Sacred Congregation of the Council
Tammuz Av via predicate surface "precedes"
Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reich Ministry of Armaments and Munitions
State Council of China State Council of China via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government
Siege of Arcot capture of Arcot by Robert Clive via predicate surface "precededBy"
Babur Ibrahim Lodi