succession war
C473
concept
A succession war is an armed conflict triggered by competing claims to a throne or leadership position, typically following the death, deposition, or disputed legitimacy of a ruler.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| dynastic conflict | 16 |
| succession crisis | 14 |
| war of succession | 14 |
| Jacobite rising | 8 |
| dynastic succession crisis | 7 |
| succession war canonical | 6 |
| succession conflict | 4 |
| Mughal succession conflict | 1 |
| Targaryen succession war | 1 |
| dynastic transition conflict | 1 |
| dynastic war | 1 |
| royal succession dispute | 1 |
| royal succession struggle | 1 |
| succession dispute | 1 |
| succession struggle | 1 |
| war of succession and hegemony | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: succession war
Generated description
A succession war is an armed conflict triggered by competing claims to a throne or leadership position, typically following the death, deposition, or disputed legitimacy of a ruler.