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war of succession

war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim the right of successor to a deceased or deposed monarch
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war of succession

Summary

war of succession has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • war of succession is a type of civil war[2].
  • war of succession is a type of succession controversy[3].
  • war of succession's Commons category is recorded as Wars of succession[4].
  • war of succession's has cause is recorded as conflict[5].
  • war of succession's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wars of succession[6].
  • war of succession's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[7].
  • war of succession's has list is recorded as list of wars of succession[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include civil war[2] and succession controversy[3].

Why It Matters

war of succession has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    Has list → list of wars of succession
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → civil war, succession controversy
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1382]]: [[Q15813155]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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