PREFIX wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
SELECT ?tradition WHERE {
  wd:Q1067089 wdt:P279 ?tradition .
  ?tradition rdfs:label ?label
  FILTER ( LANG( ?label ) = 'en' )
}

Using entities:
- throat singing (wd:Q1067089), also known as guttural singing, throat song: is instance of voice type / is instance of singing style / is instance of music genre / is instance of vocal technique / is subclass of traditional activity / is subclass of singing / is subclass of vocal sound / is subclass of vocal music / vocal practices found in different cultures of the world and ... a wide range of techniques for producing voice and song

Using properties:
- subclass of (wd:P279 as wdt), also known as all members of this class also belong to, category of, form of, has superclass, is a class of, etc.: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances ... instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain / this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances ... instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain / this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances ... instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain / this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; ALL instances ... is a subclass of mountain; Everest is an instance of mountain

Answer: Yes, throat singing is a tradition, as it is classified as a subclass of 'traditional activity' (wd:Q1982569) in Wikidata.

Yes, throat singing is a tradition, as it is classified as a subclass of 'traditional activity' (wd:Q1982569) in Wikidata.

SPARQL query over wikidata:
PREFIX wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
SELECT ?tradition WHERE {
  wd:Q1067089 wdt:P279 ?tradition .
  ?tradition rdfs:label ?label
  FILTER ( LANG( ?label ) = 'en' )
}

Using entities:
- throat singing (wd:Q1067089), also known as guttural singing, throat song: is instance of voice type / is instance of singing style / is instance of music genre / is instance of vocal technique / is subclass of traditional activity / is subclass of singing / is subclass of vocal sound / is subclass of vocal music / vocal practices found in different cultures of the world and ... a wide range of techniques for producing voice and song

Using properties:
- subclass of (wd:P279 as wdt), also known as all members of this class also belong to, category of, form of, has superclass, is a class of, etc.: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances ... instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain / this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances ... instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain / this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances ... instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain / this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; ALL instances ... is a subclass of mountain; Everest is an instance of mountain

Execution result:
Got 4 rows and 1 column:
| tradition                          |
| ---------------------------------- |
| traditional activity (wd:Q1982569) |
| singing (wd:Q27939)                |
| vocal sound (wd:Q4393922)          |
| vocal music (wd:Q685884)           |

[System]
You are a question answering assistant. Your job is to generate a SPARQL query to answer a given user question.

You should follow a step-by-step approach to generate the SPARQL query:
1. Determine possible entities and properties implied by the user question.
2. Search for the entities and properties in the knowledge graphs. Where applicable, constrain the searches with already identified entities and properties.
3. Gradually build up the SPARQL query using the identified entities and properties. Start with simple queries and add more complexity as needed. Execute intermediate queries to get feedback and to verify your assumptions. You may need to refine or rethink your current plan based on the query results and go back to step 2 if needed, possibly multiple times.
4. Use the answer or cancel function to finalize your answer and stop the generation process.

Available knowledge graphs:
- wikidata at https://qlever.dev/api/wikidata with prefix index for entities and similarity index for properties, and notes:
  - P106 = occupation. Use wdt:P106 to get occupations and fetch English labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label)='en'). When returning human occupations confirm the subject is human (wdt:P31 wd:Q5) to avoid non-human items. For 'main business' prefer more specific occupation items (e.g., real estate entrepreneur Q7301138) over broad labels like business magnate.
  - Population (P1082) and tabular (P4179): use wdt:P1082 for direct values; for time-series use p:P1082 + ps:P1082 + pq:P585 and ORDER BY pq:P585 DESC. Inspect qualifiers (e.g., 'applies to part') and references (pr:P854) to detect scope. When computing density with area (wdt:P2046) confirm area unit/datatype (usually km²), ensure population and area present and >0, and BIND(?population/?area AS ?density).
  - Spouse nationality: do not rely only on P27. Check the spouse's place of birth (P19) and then the birthplace's country (P17) or admin parents (wdt:P131*). Many pre-unification German spouses appear under historical states—map those to modern countries when needed.
  - For languages on countries: prefer wdt:P37 (official language) and wdt:P2936 (language used). wdt:P1412 (languages spoken/written/signed) is more often used for peoples/individuals and may be empty for countries. Try P37 and P2936 first, then fall back to P1412/P407. Fetch English labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?l)='en').
  - When filtering by date of birth (P569) use xsd:dateTime comparisons (e.g. >= "1900-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime). Inception (P571) often uses Jan-01 placeholders for year-only dates; inspect p:P571 -> ps:P571 and check qualifiers/references for precision. For independence dates, also search for related event statements/items (e.g., 'declaration of independence') and prefer qualifiers/references over assuming day/month from year-only values.
  - To retrieve qualifiers (e.g., award year) use the statement/qualifier pattern: p:Pxxx / ps:Pxxx / pq:P585. Use wdt:Pxxx for normalized/direct values when you don't need qualifiers. Example: p:P166 + pq:P585 gives award year.
  - P166 = award received. Use wdt:P166 for normalized/direct values when you only need award items. To get award years or qualifiers use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585. Many statements lack pq:P585 — use OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?date } and ORDER BY DESC(?date). When listing award winners, filter ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to ensure humans.
  - Population time-series: use p:P1082 ?stmt . ?stmt ps:P1082 ?pop . OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?date } . To get the most recent value prefer a subquery to compute MAX(?date) per subject and join back to the statement to retrieve the matching population. Avoid HAVING(MAX(?date)=?date) — QLever can error. Inspect qualifiers/references for scope (city-proper vs metro).
  - wdt:P131* can be expensive and may be incomplete. First try direct wdt:P131 for immediate administrative parent(s). If missing, check wdt:P17 (country) and wdt:P625 (coordinates) or the place item's own statements. Prefer bounded traversal (1-2 hops) or explicit parent patterns and use DISTINCT/ORDER/LIMIT to de-duplicate rather than broad P131*.
  - Use search_property_of_entity to find candidate properties but always verify the property's semantics (domain/range) and whether it links to the office, office-holder, or related entity. Test with a small query before relying on results. For creative works, after locating candidate properties, filter results by instance-of (e.g., films wd:Q11424; board games wd:Q131436) to avoid non-work items.
  - Use search_property_of_entity to find relevant properties. Political parties are modelled inconsistently (P1142, P1313, P463, P39/P106). Fallback: inspect party pages/lists and MEP group memberships; document assumptions. For country government type prefer P122 (basic form of government); P1288 is inconsistent. To exclude historical states filter NOT EXISTS { ?item wdt:P576 ?d }.
  - Inspect statement references and qualifiers: use prov:wasDerivedFrom on p: statements to find sources, and check qualifiers (e.g., 'applies to part' or other scope qualifiers) to disambiguate city vs metro vs admin area. Reference labels can be empty; inspect reference node properties for URLs or publication dates.
  - Place of burial (P119): use wdt:P119 to get the direct burial place. If you need the city, follow P119 / wdt:P131 or check the burial place's wdt:P17 (country) or wdt:P625 (coordinates) if P131 is missing. Use p:P119 / ps:P119 / pq: qualifiers when you need burial-date or scope details and inspect references for source/context.
  - P118 (league/competition) is used inconsistently: sometimes on clubs, sometimes directly on players. When finding clubs use ?club wdt:P118 wd:Q... and verify ?club wdt:P31 wd:Q483394. If P118 returns players, filter by ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to detect humans and avoid false positives. To get current players prefer club→p:P54 statements: ?player p:P54 ?stmt; ?stmt ps:P54 ?club. OPTIONAL{ ?stmt pq:P582 ?end } FILTER(!BOUND(?end)). Verify qualifiers/references and DOBs for plausibility.
  - Querying holders of offices (P39): prefer p:P39 / ps:P39 patterns to access qualifiers. To find current holder use: ?person p:P39 ?stmt. ?stmt ps:P39 wd:Q... . OPTIONAL{ ?stmt pq:P582 ?end } FILTER(!BOUND(?end)). Watch for duplicate statements (re-elections)  use DISTINCT or ORDER BY DESC(?start) LIMIT 1 on pq:P580. Avoid HAVING(MAX(...)=...) on QLever; prefer subqueries with ORDER/LIMIT.
  - Headquarters: use wdt:P159 for org HQs. If P159 gives a building follow that building's wdt:P131* (bounded hops). If P159 points to a place, verify its wdt:P31. Don't rely only on P17 for org-country—also check P159 and P276. Use UNION/nested patterns to cover ?org wdt:P17 wd:Q... OR ?org wdt:P159|wdt:P276 ?place . ?place wdt:P17 wd:Q... or ?place wdt:P131* wd:Q...

Index types used for entities and properties:
- Prefix index: Retrieves items by overlap between query keywords and item words. The query keywords can match item words exactly or as prefixes.
- Similarity index: Retrieves items by cosine similarity between their embeddings and the query embedding.

General notes across knowledge graphs:
- Use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label)='en') for labels; avoid SERVICE wikibase:label. If a query using SERVICE fails (e.g., HTTP 301 redirect), switch to rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...)) and/or schema:name. Language items (e.g., results from P2936) often lack rdfs:label@en; expect many hits without English labels—prefer P37 for official languages or map major languages by known QIDs.
- Practical query patterns: use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...)) for labels. Use wdt:Pxxx for direct values; p:Pxxx/ps:Pxxx/pq:Pxxx for qualifiers. For roles: films use P161 (actor), directors P57; space missions use P1029 (crew). Query reverse and filter by instance-of film (wd:Q11424) or human (wd:Q5). For 'city' classification prefer ?x wdt:P31/wdt:P279* wd:Q515; use wdt:P2046 for area but check units/duplicates.
- When selecting latest qualifier-dated values (e.g., pq:P585 for award year or population), prefer a subquery to compute MAX(date) per subject and join back to get the matching statement/value. Avoid HAVING(MAX(?date)=?date) patterns on QLever (can cause engine errors). Use OPTIONAL for qualifiers when dates may be missing and GROUP_CONCAT for multi-values.
- Use search_entity to resolve names and verify instance-of (e.g., wdt:P31=wd:Q5). Note: search_entity can return class/designation items or noisy matches; constrain with instance-of, or search the related entity (e.g., country) and query its members. Use search_property_of_entity/search_autocomplete as fallback and always confirm P31 programmatically before trusting the top match.
- Use search_property to confirm property identifiers (e.g., "country" -> P17) before embedding them in queries. This prevents mistakes from assuming an ID and helps pick the best property if multiple choices exist.
- QLever endpoints do not support SERVICE wikibase:label — use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...))='en'. Common SPARQL pitfalls: avoid '||' outside patterns (use UNION), put AND '&&' only inside FILTER, prefer VALUES over IN, and use rdfs:label filters to constrain language. When testing existence prefer FILTER EXISTS { ... } or OPTIONAL { ?s wdt:Pxx ?v . FILTER(?v = wd:Q...) } — writing OPTIONAL { ?s wdt:Pxx wd:Q... } creates no ?v for BOUND(?v). When execute() fails, simplify the query and test with list(...).
- Use list(...) to inspect all triples on an entity for exploration, but expect large results for notable items. Prefer wdt: properties or targeted p:/ps:/pq: patterns in SPARQL when you need normalized values or qualifiers, respectively.
- Before embedding property or item IDs in SPARQL, use search_property, search_property_of_entity, and search_object_of_property to discover the appropriate P/PID or object QIDs. This reduces errors from guessing IDs and surfaces better property alternatives and qualifiers. Also verify ambiguous item QIDs (e.g., currencies or template items) by checking rdfs:label and instance-of with list(...) before use.
- search_constrained and search_autocomplete can return no results for constrained queries or when the index is large. If they fail, fallback to search_entity + verify P31 (or use search_property_of_entity). Constrain with instance-of (wdt:P31) or other properties in the SPARQL to improve matches.
- When selecting awards by year, prefer xsd:dateTime range filters (e.g., >= "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime && < "2002-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime) instead of YEAR() for portability and precision.
- When selecting award winners via wdt:P166, filter ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to ensure humans — fictional characters or non-humans may have award claims. If you need award years use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585 and OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?year } to retrieve qualifier years.
- Use wdt:P625 (coordinates) together with wdt:P131* and wdt:P17 checks to validate a place's modern country or to filter by geography. When country labels mismatch historically, inspect admin parents and coordinates to resolve whether the item refers to historical/colonial scope or current boundaries.
- Prefer wdt:Pxxx for normalized/direct values when qualifiers aren't needed. Use p:Pxxx / ps:Pxxx / pq:Pxxx to access qualifiers (e.g., pq:P585 for award year). Always fetch labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label) = "en"). When computing derived metrics (density/rates) confirm unit consistency (area units) and datatypes and do calculations inside SPARQL.
- If search_autocomplete returns too many candidates or errors, retry with constraints (e.g., SELECT * WHERE { ?search wdt:P31 wd:Q5 }) or narrower query text. If still failing, fallback to search_entity and verify wdt:P31 for type checks.
- For award-year queries use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585 to access award statements and year qualifiers. Filter by xsd:dateTime ranges (e.g., >= "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime && < "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime) instead of YEAR() for robustness.
- Use search_property_of_entity to surface relevant properties for an entity (e.g., 'birth' -> P569/P19; 'cause of death' -> P509; 'manner of death' -> P1196). list(...) can inspect triples but may return large results for notable items—prefer targeted wdt: patterns (wdt:Pxxx) or p:/ps:/pq: patterns when you need qualifiers.

SPARQL prefixes for use in function calls:
- bd: <http://www.bigdata.com/rdf#
- cc: <http://creativecommons.org/ns#
- data: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/
- dc: <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
- dct: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/
- foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
- geo: <http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#
- geof: <http://www.opengis.net/def/function/geosparql/
- gn: <http://www.geonames.org/ontology#
- hint: <http://www.bigdata.com/queryHints#
- imdb: <https://www.imdb.com/
- math: <http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/math#
- ontolex: <http://www.w3.org/ns/lemon/ontolex#
- owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
- p: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/
- pq: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/
- pqn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/value-normalized/
- pqv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/value/
- pr: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/
- prn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/value-normalized/
- prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#
- prv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/value/
- ps: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/
- psn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/value-normalized/
- psv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/value/
- qb: <http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#
- qfn: <http://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/function#
- ql: <http://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/builtin-functions/
- qlss: <https://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/spatialSearch/
- rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
- rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
- ref: <http://www.wikidata.org/reference/
- s: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/
- schema: <http://schema.org/
- skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
- v: <http://www.wikidata.org/value/
- void: <http://rdfs.org/ns/void#
- wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/
- wdno: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/novalue/
- wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/
- wdtn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct-normalized/
- wikibase: <http://wikiba.se/ontology#
- xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

Additional rules to follow:
- Explain your thought process before and after each step and function call.
- Do not just use or make up entity or property identifiers without verifying their existence in the knowledge graphs first.
- Do not ask the user for clarifications without first attempting to complete the task. If the task input is incomplete or ambiguous, try to make reasonable assumptions and document them.
- Do not use "SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language ..." in SPARQL queries. It is not SPARQL standard and unsupported by the used QLever SPARQL endpoints. Use rdfs:label or similar properties to get labels instead.
- Always execute your final SPARQL query before giving an answer to make sure it returns the expected results.
- The SPARQL query should always return the actual identifiers / IRIs of the items in its result. It additionally may return labels or other human-readable information, but they are optional and should be put within optional clauses unless explicitly requested by the user.
- Do not stop early if there are still obvious improvements to be made to the SPARQL query. For example, keep refining your SPARQL query if its result contains irrelevant items or is missing items you expected.
- Do not perform additional computation (e.g. filtering, sorting, calculations) on the result of the SPARQL query to determine the answer. All computation should be done solely within SPARQL.
- For questions with a "True" or "False" answer the SPARQL query should be an ASK query.

[User] Is throat singing a tradition?

[Assistant]
To determine whether throat singing is a tradition, I need to find information about throat singing in the context of cultural practices or traditions. Throat singing is a vocal technique practiced in various cultures, particularly in regions like Tuva, Mongolia, and parts of Siberia. It is often considered a traditional form of music.

### Step 1: Search for the entity "throat singing"
I will first search for the entity "throat singing" in Wikidata to identify its QID and understand its classification.

Question: throat singing

Top 10 entity alternatives:
1. overtone singing (wd:Q691771, matched via throat singing), also known as harmonic singing, overtone chanting, throat singing: is instance of vocal technique / is instance of singing style / is instance of music genre / is subclass of vocal sound / is subclass of vocal music / is subclass of singing / singing technique
2. throat singing (wd:Q1067089), also known as guttural singing, throat song: vocal practices found in different cultures of the world and ... a wide range of techniques for producing voice and song / is subclass of traditional activity / is instance of vocal technique / is instance of singing style / is instance of music genre / is subclass of vocal music / is subclass of vocal sound / is instance of voice type / is subclass of singing
3. Inuit throat singing (wd:Q2956224, matched via throat singing), also known as Iirngaaq, Inuit vocal games, Katadjak, katajjaq, Nipaquhiit, etc.: form of musical performance uniquely found among the Inuit / is instance of musical expression / is subclass of throat singing / is instance of singing style / is instance of music genre / is subclass of Inuit music
4. undertone singing (wd:Q109584422, matched via throat singing), also known as throat singing: is instance of vocal technique / is subclass of vocal music / is subclass of vocal sound / is subclass of singing / vocal technique
5. Tuvan throat singing (wd:Q108757333), also known as Tuvan overtone singing, xóómej, xöömej, xöömey, xöömэi, etc.: is subclass of Central Asian throat singing / is instance of music genre / music genre
6. Mongolian throat singing (wd:Q16801007), also known as hôômij, khoomei, khöömii, khöömiĭ, Mongolian overtone singing: is subclass of Central Asian throat singing / is instance of music genre / music genre
7. Throat Singing in Kangirsuk (wd:Q85809428): is instance of film / 2019 film
8. Central Asian throat singing (wd:Q110606359): is subclass of Turkic-Mongolic music / is subclass of throat singing / is instance of music genre / music genre
9. singing (wd:Q27939), also known as chant, singing sound, vocals: act of producing musical sounds with the voice / is subclass of musical performance / is subclass of activity
10. throat (wd:Q16364): anterior part of the neck, in front of the vertebra / is instance of solitary organism subdivision type / is subclass of subdivision of front of neck / is subclass of particular anatomical entity / is instance of class of anatomical entity

[Assistant]
From the search results, I see that "throat singing" (wd:Q1067089) is classified as a "traditional activity" and a "vocal technique." This strongly suggests that throat singing is indeed a tradition. Additionally, there are specific forms like "Inuit throat singing" (wd:Q2956224) and "Tuvan throat singing" (wd:Q108757333), which are explicitly tied to cultural practices.

### Step 2: Confirm that throat singing is classified as a traditional activity
I will now query Wikidata to confirm that throat singing (wd:Q1067089) is classified as a "traditional activity" by checking its instance-of (P31) and subclass-of (P279) relationships.

execute

SELECT ?tradition WHERE { wd:Q1067089 wdt:P31 ?tradition . ?tradition rdfs:label ?label FILTER(LANG(?label) = 'en') }

[Assistant]
The query results show that throat singing (wd:Q1067089) is classified as a "vocal technique," "singing style," "music genre," and "voice type," but not directly as a "traditional activity" via `wdt:P31`. However, the search result earlier indicated that throat singing is a subclass of "traditional activity" (`rdfs:label` in search results mentioned "is subclass of traditional activity").

This suggests that the classification as a "traditional activity" might be via `wdt:P279` (subclass of) rather than `wdt:P31` (instance of). Let me check if throat singing is a subclass of "traditional activity."

### Step 3: Check if throat singing is a subclass of "traditional activity"
I will now check if throat singing (wd:Q1067089) is a subclass of any item labeled as "traditional activity."

SELECT ?tradition WHERE { wd:Q1067089 wdt:P279 ?tradition . ?tradition rdfs:label ?label FILTER(LANG(?label) = 'en') }

[Assistant]
Great! The query confirms that throat singing (wd:Q1067089) is a subclass of "traditional activity" (wd:Q1982569). This means that throat singing is indeed recognized as a tradition in Wikidata, as it is classified under the broader category of "traditional activity."

### Step 4: Final Answer
Since throat singing is a subclass of "traditional activity," it is accurate to say that throat singing is a tradition.

I will now provide the final SPARQL query and answer.

answer

SELECT ?tradition WHERE { wd:Q1067089 wdt:P279 ?tradition . ?tradition rdfs:label ?label FILTER(LANG(?label) = 'en') }

Answer: Yes, throat singing is a tradition, as it is classified as a subclass of 'traditional activity' (wd:Q1982569) in Wikidata.


PREFIX wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
SELECT ?causeOfDeathLabel WHERE {
  wd:Q1048 wdt:P509 ?causeOfDeath .
  ?causeOfDeath rdfs:label ?causeOfDeathLabel
  FILTER ( LANG( ?causeOfDeathLabel ) = 'en' )
}

Using entities:
- Julius Caesar (wd:Q1048), also known as Divine Julius: has occupation poet / has occupation Ancient Roman historian / has occupation ancient Roman military personnel / has occupation Ancient Roman politician / has occupation politician / has occupation ruler / has occupation writer / has occupation Ancient Roman priest / has occupation historian / has occupation military leader / has occupation orator / has occupation memoirist / is instance of human / Roman general and dictator / Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)

Using properties:
- cause of death (wd:P509 as wdt), also known as death cause, died of, die from, die of, method of murder, etc.: an item describing the cause of a person or specific organism's death. Samples: leukaemia, car crash / medical cause of a person or specific organism's death (not to be confused with P1196) / underlying or immediate cause of death.  Underlying cause ... category, e.g. natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide / underlying or immediate cause of death. Underlying cause ... category, e.g. natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide

Got 1 row and 1 column:
| causeOfDeathLabel  |
| ------------------ |
| bleeding (lang:en) |

Answer: The author of the phrase "Alea iacta est", Julius Caesar, died of bleeding.

The author of the phrase "Alea iacta est", Julius Caesar, died of bleeding.

SPARQL query over wikidata:
PREFIX wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
SELECT ?causeOfDeathLabel WHERE {
  wd:Q1048 wdt:P509 ?causeOfDeath .
  ?causeOfDeath rdfs:label ?causeOfDeathLabel
  FILTER ( LANG( ?causeOfDeathLabel ) = 'en' )
}

Using entities:
- Julius Caesar (wd:Q1048), also known as Divine Julius: has occupation poet / has occupation Ancient Roman historian / has occupation ancient Roman military personnel / has occupation Ancient Roman politician / has occupation politician / has occupation ruler / has occupation writer / has occupation Ancient Roman priest / has occupation historian / has occupation military leader / has occupation orator / has occupation memoirist / is instance of human / Roman general and dictator / Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)

Using properties:
- cause of death (wd:P509 as wdt), also known as death cause, died of, die from, die of, method of murder, etc.: an item describing the cause of a person or specific organism's death. Samples: leukaemia, car crash / medical cause of a person or specific organism's death (not to be confused with P1196) / underlying or immediate cause of death.  Underlying cause ... category, e.g. natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide / underlying or immediate cause of death. Underlying cause ... category, e.g. natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide

Execution result:
Got 1 row and 1 column:
| causeOfDeathLabel  |
| ------------------ |
| bleeding (lang:en) |

[System]
You are a question answering assistant. Your job is to generate a SPARQL query to answer a given user question.

You should follow a step-by-step approach to generate the SPARQL query:
1. Determine possible entities and properties implied by the user question.
2. Search for the entities and properties in the knowledge graphs. Where applicable, constrain the searches with already identified entities and properties.
3. Gradually build up the SPARQL query using the identified entities and properties. Start with simple queries and add more complexity as needed. Execute intermediate queries to get feedback and to verify your assumptions. You may need to refine or rethink your current plan based on the query results and go back to step 2 if needed, possibly multiple times.
4. Use the answer or cancel function to finalize your answer and stop the generation process.

Available knowledge graphs:
- wikidata at https://qlever.dev/api/wikidata with prefix index for entities and similarity index for properties, and notes:
  - P106 = occupation. Use wdt:P106 to get occupations and fetch English labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label)='en'). When returning human occupations confirm the subject is human (wdt:P31 wd:Q5) to avoid non-human items. For 'main business' prefer more specific occupation items (e.g., real estate entrepreneur Q7301138) over broad labels like business magnate.
  - Population (P1082) and tabular (P4179): use wdt:P1082 for direct values; for time-series use p:P1082 + ps:P1082 + pq:P585 and ORDER BY pq:P585 DESC. Inspect qualifiers (e.g., 'applies to part') and references (pr:P854) to detect scope. When computing density with area (wdt:P2046) confirm area unit/datatype (usually km²), ensure population and area present and >0, and BIND(?population/?area AS ?density).
  - Spouse nationality: do not rely only on P27. Check the spouse's place of birth (P19) and then the birthplace's country (P17) or admin parents (wdt:P131*). Many pre-unification German spouses appear under historical states—map those to modern countries when needed.
  - For languages on countries: prefer wdt:P37 (official language) and wdt:P2936 (language used). wdt:P1412 (languages spoken/written/signed) is more often used for peoples/individuals and may be empty for countries. Try P37 and P2936 first, then fall back to P1412/P407. Fetch English labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?l)='en').
  - When filtering by date of birth (P569) use xsd:dateTime comparisons (e.g. >= "1900-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime). Inception (P571) often uses Jan-01 placeholders for year-only dates; inspect p:P571 -> ps:P571 and check qualifiers/references for precision. For independence dates, also search for related event statements/items (e.g., 'declaration of independence') and prefer qualifiers/references over assuming day/month from year-only values.
  - To retrieve qualifiers (e.g., award year) use the statement/qualifier pattern: p:Pxxx / ps:Pxxx / pq:P585. Use wdt:Pxxx for normalized/direct values when you don't need qualifiers. Example: p:P166 + pq:P585 gives award year.
  - P166 = award received. Use wdt:P166 for normalized/direct values when you only need award items. To get award years or qualifiers use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585. Many statements lack pq:P585 — use OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?date } and ORDER BY DESC(?date). When listing award winners, filter ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to ensure humans.
  - Population time-series: use p:P1082 ?stmt . ?stmt ps:P1082 ?pop . OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?date } . To get the most recent value prefer a subquery to compute MAX(?date) per subject and join back to the statement to retrieve the matching population. Avoid HAVING(MAX(?date)=?date) — QLever can error. Inspect qualifiers/references for scope (city-proper vs metro).
  - wdt:P131* can be expensive and may be incomplete. First try direct wdt:P131 for immediate administrative parent(s). If missing, check wdt:P17 (country) and wdt:P625 (coordinates) or the place item's own statements. Prefer bounded traversal (1-2 hops) or explicit parent patterns and use DISTINCT/ORDER/LIMIT to de-duplicate rather than broad P131*.
  - Use search_property_of_entity to find candidate properties but always verify the property's semantics (domain/range) and whether it links to the office, office-holder, or related entity. Test with a small query before relying on results. For creative works, after locating candidate properties, filter results by instance-of (e.g., films wd:Q11424; board games wd:Q131436) to avoid non-work items.
  - Use search_property_of_entity to find relevant properties. Political parties are modelled inconsistently (P1142, P1313, P463, P39/P106). Fallback: inspect party pages/lists and MEP group memberships; document assumptions. For country government type prefer P122 (basic form of government); P1288 is inconsistent. To exclude historical states filter NOT EXISTS { ?item wdt:P576 ?d }.
  - Inspect statement references and qualifiers: use prov:wasDerivedFrom on p: statements to find sources, and check qualifiers (e.g., 'applies to part' or other scope qualifiers) to disambiguate city vs metro vs admin area. Reference labels can be empty; inspect reference node properties for URLs or publication dates.
  - Place of burial (P119): use wdt:P119 to get the direct burial place. If you need the city, follow P119 / wdt:P131 or check the burial place's wdt:P17 (country) or wdt:P625 (coordinates) if P131 is missing. Use p:P119 / ps:P119 / pq: qualifiers when you need burial-date or scope details and inspect references for source/context.
  - P118 (league/competition) is used inconsistently: sometimes on clubs, sometimes directly on players. When finding clubs use ?club wdt:P118 wd:Q... and verify ?club wdt:P31 wd:Q483394. If P118 returns players, filter by ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to detect humans and avoid false positives. To get current players prefer club→p:P54 statements: ?player p:P54 ?stmt; ?stmt ps:P54 ?club. OPTIONAL{ ?stmt pq:P582 ?end } FILTER(!BOUND(?end)). Verify qualifiers/references and DOBs for plausibility.
  - Querying holders of offices (P39): prefer p:P39 / ps:P39 patterns to access qualifiers. To find current holder use: ?person p:P39 ?stmt. ?stmt ps:P39 wd:Q... . OPTIONAL{ ?stmt pq:P582 ?end } FILTER(!BOUND(?end)). Watch for duplicate statements (re-elections)  use DISTINCT or ORDER BY DESC(?start) LIMIT 1 on pq:P580. Avoid HAVING(MAX(...)=...) on QLever; prefer subqueries with ORDER/LIMIT.
  - Headquarters: use wdt:P159 for org HQs. If P159 gives a building follow that building's wdt:P131* (bounded hops). If P159 points to a place, verify its wdt:P31. Don't rely only on P17 for org-country—also check P159 and P276. Use UNION/nested patterns to cover ?org wdt:P17 wd:Q... OR ?org wdt:P159|wdt:P276 ?place . ?place wdt:P17 wd:Q... or ?place wdt:P131* wd:Q...

Index types used for entities and properties:
- Prefix index: Retrieves items by overlap between query keywords and item words. The query keywords can match item words exactly or as prefixes.
- Similarity index: Retrieves items by cosine similarity between their embeddings and the query embedding.

General notes across knowledge graphs:
- Use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label)='en') for labels; avoid SERVICE wikibase:label. If a query using SERVICE fails (e.g., HTTP 301 redirect), switch to rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...)) and/or schema:name. Language items (e.g., results from P2936) often lack rdfs:label@en; expect many hits without English labels—prefer P37 for official languages or map major languages by known QIDs.
- Practical query patterns: use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...)) for labels. Use wdt:Pxxx for direct values; p:Pxxx/ps:Pxxx/pq:Pxxx for qualifiers. For roles: films use P161 (actor), directors P57; space missions use P1029 (crew). Query reverse and filter by instance-of film (wd:Q11424) or human (wd:Q5). For 'city' classification prefer ?x wdt:P31/wdt:P279* wd:Q515; use wdt:P2046 for area but check units/duplicates.
- When selecting latest qualifier-dated values (e.g., pq:P585 for award year or population), prefer a subquery to compute MAX(date) per subject and join back to get the matching statement/value. Avoid HAVING(MAX(?date)=?date) patterns on QLever (can cause engine errors). Use OPTIONAL for qualifiers when dates may be missing and GROUP_CONCAT for multi-values.
- Use search_entity to resolve names and verify instance-of (e.g., wdt:P31=wd:Q5). Note: search_entity can return class/designation items or noisy matches; constrain with instance-of, or search the related entity (e.g., country) and query its members. Use search_property_of_entity/search_autocomplete as fallback and always confirm P31 programmatically before trusting the top match.
- Use search_property to confirm property identifiers (e.g., "country" -> P17) before embedding them in queries. This prevents mistakes from assuming an ID and helps pick the best property if multiple choices exist.
- QLever endpoints do not support SERVICE wikibase:label — use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...))='en'. Common SPARQL pitfalls: avoid '||' outside patterns (use UNION), put AND '&&' only inside FILTER, prefer VALUES over IN, and use rdfs:label filters to constrain language. When testing existence prefer FILTER EXISTS { ... } or OPTIONAL { ?s wdt:Pxx ?v . FILTER(?v = wd:Q...) } — writing OPTIONAL { ?s wdt:Pxx wd:Q... } creates no ?v for BOUND(?v). When execute() fails, simplify the query and test with list(...).
- Use list(...) to inspect all triples on an entity for exploration, but expect large results for notable items. Prefer wdt: properties or targeted p:/ps:/pq: patterns in SPARQL when you need normalized values or qualifiers, respectively.
- Before embedding property or item IDs in SPARQL, use search_property, search_property_of_entity, and search_object_of_property to discover the appropriate P/PID or object QIDs. This reduces errors from guessing IDs and surfaces better property alternatives and qualifiers. Also verify ambiguous item QIDs (e.g., currencies or template items) by checking rdfs:label and instance-of with list(...) before use.
- search_constrained and search_autocomplete can return no results for constrained queries or when the index is large. If they fail, fallback to search_entity + verify P31 (or use search_property_of_entity). Constrain with instance-of (wdt:P31) or other properties in the SPARQL to improve matches.
- When selecting awards by year, prefer xsd:dateTime range filters (e.g., >= "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime && < "2002-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime) instead of YEAR() for portability and precision.
- When selecting award winners via wdt:P166, filter ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to ensure humans — fictional characters or non-humans may have award claims. If you need award years use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585 and OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?year } to retrieve qualifier years.
- Use wdt:P625 (coordinates) together with wdt:P131* and wdt:P17 checks to validate a place's modern country or to filter by geography. When country labels mismatch historically, inspect admin parents and coordinates to resolve whether the item refers to historical/colonial scope or current boundaries.
- Prefer wdt:Pxxx for normalized/direct values when qualifiers aren't needed. Use p:Pxxx / ps:Pxxx / pq:Pxxx to access qualifiers (e.g., pq:P585 for award year). Always fetch labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label) = "en"). When computing derived metrics (density/rates) confirm unit consistency (area units) and datatypes and do calculations inside SPARQL.
- If search_autocomplete returns too many candidates or errors, retry with constraints (e.g., SELECT * WHERE { ?search wdt:P31 wd:Q5 }) or narrower query text. If still failing, fallback to search_entity and verify wdt:P31 for type checks.
- For award-year queries use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585 to access award statements and year qualifiers. Filter by xsd:dateTime ranges (e.g., >= "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime && < "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime) instead of YEAR() for robustness.
- Use search_property_of_entity to surface relevant properties for an entity (e.g., 'birth' -> P569/P19; 'cause of death' -> P509; 'manner of death' -> P1196). list(...) can inspect triples but may return large results for notable items—prefer targeted wdt: patterns (wdt:Pxxx) or p:/ps:/pq: patterns when you need qualifiers.

SPARQL prefixes for use in function calls:
- bd: <http://www.bigdata.com/rdf#
- cc: <http://creativecommons.org/ns#
- data: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/
- dc: <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
- dct: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/
- foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
- geo: <http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#
- geof: <http://www.opengis.net/def/function/geosparql/
- gn: <http://www.geonames.org/ontology#
- hint: <http://www.bigdata.com/queryHints#
- imdb: <https://www.imdb.com/
- math: <http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/math#
- ontolex: <http://www.w3.org/ns/lemon/ontolex#
- owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
- p: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/
- pq: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/
- pqn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/value-normalized/
- pqv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/value/
- pr: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/
- prn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/value-normalized/
- prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#
- prv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/value/
- ps: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/
- psn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/value-normalized/
- psv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/value/
- qb: <http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#
- qfn: <http://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/function#
- ql: <http://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/builtin-functions/
- qlss: <https://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/spatialSearch/
- rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
- rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
- ref: <http://www.wikidata.org/reference/
- s: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/
- schema: <http://schema.org/
- skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
- v: <http://www.wikidata.org/value/
- void: <http://rdfs.org/ns/void#
- wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/
- wdno: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/novalue/
- wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/
- wdtn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct-normalized/
- wikibase: <http://wikiba.se/ontology#
- xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

Additional rules to follow:
- Explain your thought process before and after each step and function call.
- Do not just use or make up entity or property identifiers without verifying their existence in the knowledge graphs first.
- Do not ask the user for clarifications without first attempting to complete the task. If the task input is incomplete or ambiguous, try to make reasonable assumptions and document them.
- Do not use "SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language ..." in SPARQL queries. It is not SPARQL standard and unsupported by the used QLever SPARQL endpoints. Use rdfs:label or similar properties to get labels instead.
- Always execute your final SPARQL query before giving an answer to make sure it returns the expected results.
- The SPARQL query should always return the actual identifiers / IRIs of the items in its result. It additionally may return labels or other human-readable information, but they are optional and should be put within optional clauses unless explicitly requested by the user.
- Do not stop early if there are still obvious improvements to be made to the SPARQL query. For example, keep refining your SPARQL query if its result contains irrelevant items or is missing items you expected.
- Do not perform additional computation (e.g. filtering, sorting, calculations) on the result of the SPARQL query to determine the answer. All computation should be done solely within SPARQL.
- For questions with a "True" or "False" answer the SPARQL query should be an ASK query.

[User] what did the author of the phrase: "Alea iacta est" die of?

[Assistant]
To determine what the author of the phrase "Alea iacta est" died of, we need to:

1. Identify the author of the phrase "Alea iacta est".
2. Find the cause of death of that author.

### Step 1: Identify the author of "Alea iacta est"

The phrase "Alea iacta est" (Latin for "The die is cast") is famously attributed to Julius Caesar, according to historical sources like Suetonius, when he crossed the Rubicon River in 49 BCE, initiating a civil war.

We will verify this by searching for the entity for Julius Caesar and checking if he is associated with this phrase.

Let’s search for "Alea iacta est" to see if it is directly linked to an entity in Wikidata.

Question: Alea iacta est

Top 10 entity alternatives:
1. Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723), also known as Alea iacta sunt: is instance of Latin phrase / is instance of winged words / phrase
2. The ‘Anthropocene’: alea iacta est (wd:Q129631880): scholarly article published on 22 January 2024 / is instance of scholarly article / is instance of academic article
3. President's message. Alea iacta est (wd:Q84096493): scientific article published on 01 January 2012 / scientific article published in January 2012 / scientific article published in January 2012 / is instance of scholarly article / is instance of academic article / is instance of editorial
4. Strategic initiatives: Alea iacta est! (wd:Q85732933): scientific article published on 01 September 2010 / is instance of scholarly article / is instance of academic article
5. Clinical-grade Computational Pathology: Alea Iacta Est (wd:Q92540890): scientific article published on 11 December 2019 / is instance of scholarly article / is instance of academic article
6. Particle Therapy in Australia: iacta alea est! (wd:Q99715552): scientific article published on 25 September 2020 / is instance of scholarly article / is instance of academic article
7. Alea Jacta Est (wd:Q4714058): is instance of album / album by WarCry
8. Alea Jacta Est (wd:Q25409653): is instance of video game / 2012 video game / 2012 video game / 2012 video game
9. Alea Jacta Est Tour (wd:Q4714056): is instance of concert tour
10. Alea (wd:Q15753007, matched via Alea: Estudos Neolatinos), also known as Alea: Estudos Neolatinos, Alea (Rio de Janeiro): is instance of diamond open-access journal / is instance of open-access journal / is instance of scientific journal / is instance of academic journal / Neo-Latin studies journal

[Assistant]
The first result, `wd:Q271723`, is the Latin phrase "Alea iacta est" itself. Now we need to find who is attributed to this phrase. We can look at the statements of this entity to see if it is linked to Julius Caesar.

Let’s examine the statements of `wd:Q271723` (Alea iacta est) to find any attribution to a person.

list

wd:Q271723

Got 249 rows and 3 columns, showing the first 10 rows below:
| subject                     | property                            | object                                                                            |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | instance of (wdt:P31)               | winged words (wd:Q1935136)                                                        |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | published in (wdt:P1433)            | The Twelve Caesars (wd:Q1229963)                                                  |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | author (wdt:P50)                    | Julius Caesar (wd:Q1048)                                                          |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | language of work or name (wdt:P407) | Latin (wd:Q397)                                                                   |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | Commons category (wdt:P373)         | Alea iacta est                                                                    |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | image (wdt:P18)                     | <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Crossing%20the%20Rubicon.jpg> |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | Freebase ID (wdt:P646)              | /m/09w4dk                                                                         |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | location (wdt:P276)                 | Rubicon (wd:Q172572)                                                              |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | inception (wdt:P571)                | -0048-01-11T00:00:00Z (xsd:dateTime)                                              |
| Alea iacta est (wd:Q271723) | described by source (wdt:P1343)     | Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (wd:Q19180675)                  |
| ...                         | ...                                 | ...                                                                               |

[Assistant]
Great! We have confirmed that the phrase "Alea iacta est" is attributed to **Julius Caesar** (`wd:Q1048`) via the `wdt:P50` (author) property.

### Step 2: Find the cause of death of Julius Caesar

Now we need to find the cause of death of Julius Caesar. We can look at his entity and search for properties related to cause of death.

Let’s search for properties of Julius Caesar related to death.

Question: cause of death

Top 10 property alternatives:
1. cause of death (wd:P509 as p/wdt), also known as death cause, died of, die from, die of, method of murder, etc.: underlying or immediate cause of death.  Underlying cause ... category, e.g. natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide / underlying or immediate cause of death. Underlying cause ... category, e.g. natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide / an item describing the cause of a person or specific organism's death. Samples: leukaemia, car crash / medical cause of a person or specific organism's death (not to be confused with P1196)
2. manner of death (wd:P1196 as p/wdt, matched via circumstance of death), also known as circumstance of death, death manner, death type, nature of death, type of death, etc.: general circumstances of a person's death; e.g. natural ... mechanism, e.g. heart attack, trauma, pneumonia etc. / general circumstances of a person's death; e.g. natural ... mechanism, e.g. heart attack, trauma, pneumonia etc. / general circumstances of a person's death; e.g. natural ... mechanism, e.g. heart attack, trauma, pneumonia...
3. place of death (wd:P20 as p/wdt, matched via died), also known as death location, death place, deathplace, died, died in, etc.: most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or ... death location of a person, animal or fictional character / most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or ... death location of a person, animal or fictional character / most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or ... death location of a person, animal or fictional character / is subproperty of location
4. date of death (wd:P570 as p/wdt, matched via died), also known as date of the end, dead, death, death date, deathdate, etc.: is subproperty of dissolved, abolished or demolished date / is subproperty of dissolved, abolished or demolished / date on which the subject died / date on which the subject died / date on which the subject died / is subproperty of end time
5. killed by (wd:P157 as p/wdt), also known as assassin, assassinated by, executed by, executioner, killer, etc.: person or organization who killed the subject / is subproperty of significant person / person who killed the subject
6. medical condition (wd:P1050 as p/wdt, matched via disease), also known as ailment, condition, disability, disease, disorder, etc.: any state relevant to the health of an organism, including diseases and positive conditions / disease or other health problem affecting an individual human or other animal
7. place of burial (wd:P119 as p/wdt, matched via interment), also known as ashes scattered at, burial location, burial place, buried at, buried in, etc.: location of grave, resting place, place of ash-scattering, ... places: e.g., re-burials, parts of body buried separately. / location of grave, resting place, place of ash-scattering, ... places: e.g., re-burials, parts of body buried separately. / location of grave, resting place, place of ash-scattering, ... e.g. re-burials, cenotaphs, parts of body buried separately / location of grave, resting place, place of ash-scattering, etc, (e.g. city or cemetery) for a person / is subproperty of location
8. significant event (wd:P793 as p/wdt, matched via outcome), also known as big event, event, fate, important event, key event, etc.: significant or notable events associated with the subject / significant or notable events associated with the subject / significant or notable events associated with the subject
9. posthumous name (wd:P1786 as p/wdt, matched via Honor Death), also known as Honor Death, P1786: name given to a person after death (East Asia)
10. described by source (wd:P1343 as p/wdt, matched via described by obituary), also known as defined in, described by biography, described by encyclopedia, described by obituary, described by reference work, etc.: dictionary, encyclopaedia, etc. where this item is described / work where this item is described / is subproperty of attested in

No other items found

[Assistant]
The property `wdt:P509` (cause of death) is the most relevant one. Let’s retrieve the cause of death for Julius Caesar using this property.

execute

SELECT ?causeOfDeath WHERE { wd:Q1048 wdt:P509 ?causeOfDeath }

[Assistant]
Julius Caesar's cause of death is recorded as **bleeding** (`wd:Q166019`).

We can also get the English label for this cause of death to provide a more human-readable answer.

SELECT ?causeOfDeathLabel WHERE { wd:Q1048 wdt:P509 ?causeOfDeath . ?causeOfDeath rdfs:label ?causeOfDeathLabel FILTER(LANG(?causeOfDeathLabel) = 'en') }

Got 1 row and 1 column:
| causeOfDeathLabel  |
| ------------------ |
| bleeding (lang:en) |

[Assistant]
The author of the phrase "Alea iacta est" is Julius Caesar. According to Wikidata, his cause of death is **bleeding**.

This is historically consistent, as Julius Caesar was assassinated by stabbing multiple times, leading to severe blood loss.

### Final Answer:
The author of the phrase "Alea iacta est", Julius Caesar, died of **bleeding**.

Here is the final SPARQL query that retrieves this information:

```sparql
SELECT ?causeOfDeathLabel WHERE {
  wd:Q1048 wdt:P509 ?causeOfDeath .
  ?causeOfDeath rdfs:label ?causeOfDeathLabel
  FILTER(LANG(?causeOfDeathLabel) = 'en')
}
```

This query returns the English label for the cause of death of Julius Caesar, which is "bleeding".

Now I will provide the final answer.

answer

SELECT ?causeOfDeathLabel WHERE { wd:Q1048 wdt:P509 ?causeOfDeath . ?causeOfDeath rdfs:label ?causeOfDeathLabel FILTER(LANG(?causeOfDeathLabel) = 'en') }

Answer: The author of the phrase "Alea iacta est", Julius Caesar, died of bleeding.


PREFIX wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
SELECT ?event ?label WHERE {
  {
    wd:Q5577 wdt:P569 ?birth .
    BIND( CONCAT ( "Birth: " , STR( ?birth ) ) AS ?event )
  } UNION {
    wd:Q5577 wdt:P570 ?death .
    BIND( CONCAT ( "Death: " , STR( ?death ) ) AS ?event )
  } UNION {
    wd:Q5577 wdt:P1344 wd:Q265533 .
    wd:Q265533 rdfs:label ?label
    FILTER ( LANG( ?label ) = 'en' ) .
    BIND( CONCAT ( "Participation in: " , ?label ) AS ?event )
  }
}

Using entities:
- Documenta III (wd:Q265533), also known as Documenta 3: is instance of documenta edition / art exhibition in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
- Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577): has occupation actor / has occupation scenographer / has occupation screenwriter / has occupation photographer / has occupation writer / has occupation illustrator / has occupation Illustrator / has occupation graphic artist / has occupation painter / has occupation film actor / has occupation holographer / has occupation sculptor / has occupation jewellery designer / has occupation jewelry designer / has occupation film director / is instance of human / Spanish artist / Spanish artist / Spanish artist (1904–1989)

Using properties:
- participant in (wd:P1344 as wdt), also known as attended, competed in, competes in, participant of, participant of event, etc.: is subproperty of part of / is subproperty of significant event / event in which a person, organization or creative work was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923 / event in which a person or organisation was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923
- date of birth (wd:P569 as wdt), also known as birth date, birthdate, birth year, birthyear, born, etc.: is subproperty of date of foundation or creation / is subproperty of inception / date on which the subject was born / date on which the subject was born / date on which the subject was born
- date of death (wd:P570 as wdt), also known as date of the end, dead, death, death date, deathdate, etc.: is subproperty of dissolved, abolished or demolished / is subproperty of dissolved, abolished or demolished date / is subproperty of end time / date on which the subject died / date on which the subject died / date on which the subject died

Answer: The key event related to Salvador Dalí is his participation in Documenta III in 1964, a major international art exhibition.

The key event related to Salvador Dalí is his participation in Documenta III in 1964, a major international art exhibition.

SPARQL query over wikidata:
PREFIX wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
SELECT ?event ?label WHERE {
  {
    wd:Q5577 wdt:P569 ?birth .
    BIND( CONCAT ( "Birth: " , STR( ?birth ) ) AS ?event )
  } UNION {
    wd:Q5577 wdt:P570 ?death .
    BIND( CONCAT ( "Death: " , STR( ?death ) ) AS ?event )
  } UNION {
    wd:Q5577 wdt:P1344 wd:Q265533 .
    wd:Q265533 rdfs:label ?label
    FILTER ( LANG( ?label ) = 'en' ) .
    BIND( CONCAT ( "Participation in: " , ?label ) AS ?event )
  }
}

Using entities:
- Documenta III (wd:Q265533), also known as Documenta 3: is instance of documenta edition / art exhibition in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
- Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577): has occupation actor / has occupation scenographer / has occupation screenwriter / has occupation photographer / has occupation writer / has occupation illustrator / has occupation Illustrator / has occupation graphic artist / has occupation painter / has occupation film actor / has occupation holographer / has occupation sculptor / has occupation jewellery designer / has occupation jewelry designer / has occupation film director / is instance of human / Spanish artist / Spanish artist / Spanish artist (1904–1989)

Using properties:
- participant in (wd:P1344 as wdt), also known as attended, competed in, competes in, participant of, participant of event, etc.: is subproperty of part of / is subproperty of significant event / event in which a person, organization or creative work was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923 / event in which a person or organisation was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923
- date of birth (wd:P569 as wdt), also known as birth date, birthdate, birth year, birthyear, born, etc.: is subproperty of date of foundation or creation / is subproperty of inception / date on which the subject was born / date on which the subject was born / date on which the subject was born
- date of death (wd:P570 as wdt), also known as date of the end, dead, death, death date, deathdate, etc.: is subproperty of dissolved, abolished or demolished / is subproperty of dissolved, abolished or demolished date / is subproperty of end time / date on which the subject died / date on which the subject died / date on which the subject died

Execution result:
Got 3 rows and 2 columns:
| event                           | label                   |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| Birth: 1904-05-11T00:00:00Z     |                         |
| Death: 1989-01-23T00:00:00Z     |                         |
| Participation in: Documenta III | Documenta III (lang:en) |

[System]
You are a question answering assistant. Your job is to generate a SPARQL query to answer a given user question.

You should follow a step-by-step approach to generate the SPARQL query:
1. Determine possible entities and properties implied by the user question.
2. Search for the entities and properties in the knowledge graphs. Where applicable, constrain the searches with already identified entities and properties.
3. Gradually build up the SPARQL query using the identified entities and properties. Start with simple queries and add more complexity as needed. Execute intermediate queries to get feedback and to verify your assumptions. You may need to refine or rethink your current plan based on the query results and go back to step 2 if needed, possibly multiple times.
4. Use the answer or cancel function to finalize your answer and stop the generation process.

Available knowledge graphs:
- wikidata at https://qlever.dev/api/wikidata with prefix index for entities and similarity index for properties, and notes:
  - P106 = occupation. Use wdt:P106 to get occupations and fetch English labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label)='en'). When returning human occupations confirm the subject is human (wdt:P31 wd:Q5) to avoid non-human items. For 'main business' prefer more specific occupation items (e.g., real estate entrepreneur Q7301138) over broad labels like business magnate.
  - Population (P1082) and tabular (P4179): use wdt:P1082 for direct values; for time-series use p:P1082 + ps:P1082 + pq:P585 and ORDER BY pq:P585 DESC. Inspect qualifiers (e.g., 'applies to part') and references (pr:P854) to detect scope. When computing density with area (wdt:P2046) confirm area unit/datatype (usually km²), ensure population and area present and >0, and BIND(?population/?area AS ?density).
  - Spouse nationality: do not rely only on P27. Check the spouse's place of birth (P19) and then the birthplace's country (P17) or admin parents (wdt:P131*). Many pre-unification German spouses appear under historical states—map those to modern countries when needed.
  - For languages on countries: prefer wdt:P37 (official language) and wdt:P2936 (language used). wdt:P1412 (languages spoken/written/signed) is more often used for peoples/individuals and may be empty for countries. Try P37 and P2936 first, then fall back to P1412/P407. Fetch English labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?l)='en').
  - When filtering by date of birth (P569) use xsd:dateTime comparisons (e.g. >= "1900-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime). Inception (P571) often uses Jan-01 placeholders for year-only dates; inspect p:P571 -> ps:P571 and check qualifiers/references for precision. For independence dates, also search for related event statements/items (e.g., 'declaration of independence') and prefer qualifiers/references over assuming day/month from year-only values.
  - To retrieve qualifiers (e.g., award year) use the statement/qualifier pattern: p:Pxxx / ps:Pxxx / pq:P585. Use wdt:Pxxx for normalized/direct values when you don't need qualifiers. Example: p:P166 + pq:P585 gives award year.
  - P166 = award received. Use wdt:P166 for normalized/direct values when you only need award items. To get award years or qualifiers use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585. Many statements lack pq:P585 — use OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?date } and ORDER BY DESC(?date). When listing award winners, filter ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to ensure humans.
  - Population time-series: use p:P1082 ?stmt . ?stmt ps:P1082 ?pop . OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?date } . To get the most recent value prefer a subquery to compute MAX(?date) per subject and join back to the statement to retrieve the matching population. Avoid HAVING(MAX(?date)=?date) — QLever can error. Inspect qualifiers/references for scope (city-proper vs metro).
  - wdt:P131* can be expensive and may be incomplete. First try direct wdt:P131 for immediate administrative parent(s). If missing, check wdt:P17 (country) and wdt:P625 (coordinates) or the place item's own statements. Prefer bounded traversal (1-2 hops) or explicit parent patterns and use DISTINCT/ORDER/LIMIT to de-duplicate rather than broad P131*.
  - Use search_property_of_entity to find candidate properties but always verify the property's semantics (domain/range) and whether it links to the office, office-holder, or related entity. Test with a small query before relying on results. For creative works, after locating candidate properties, filter results by instance-of (e.g., films wd:Q11424; board games wd:Q131436) to avoid non-work items.
  - Use search_property_of_entity to find relevant properties. Political parties are modelled inconsistently (P1142, P1313, P463, P39/P106). Fallback: inspect party pages/lists and MEP group memberships; document assumptions. For country government type prefer P122 (basic form of government); P1288 is inconsistent. To exclude historical states filter NOT EXISTS { ?item wdt:P576 ?d }.
  - Inspect statement references and qualifiers: use prov:wasDerivedFrom on p: statements to find sources, and check qualifiers (e.g., 'applies to part' or other scope qualifiers) to disambiguate city vs metro vs admin area. Reference labels can be empty; inspect reference node properties for URLs or publication dates.
  - Place of burial (P119): use wdt:P119 to get the direct burial place. If you need the city, follow P119 / wdt:P131 or check the burial place's wdt:P17 (country) or wdt:P625 (coordinates) if P131 is missing. Use p:P119 / ps:P119 / pq: qualifiers when you need burial-date or scope details and inspect references for source/context.
  - P118 (league/competition) is used inconsistently: sometimes on clubs, sometimes directly on players. When finding clubs use ?club wdt:P118 wd:Q... and verify ?club wdt:P31 wd:Q483394. If P118 returns players, filter by ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to detect humans and avoid false positives. To get current players prefer club→p:P54 statements: ?player p:P54 ?stmt; ?stmt ps:P54 ?club. OPTIONAL{ ?stmt pq:P582 ?end } FILTER(!BOUND(?end)). Verify qualifiers/references and DOBs for plausibility.
  - Querying holders of offices (P39): prefer p:P39 / ps:P39 patterns to access qualifiers. To find current holder use: ?person p:P39 ?stmt. ?stmt ps:P39 wd:Q... . OPTIONAL{ ?stmt pq:P582 ?end } FILTER(!BOUND(?end)). Watch for duplicate statements (re-elections)  use DISTINCT or ORDER BY DESC(?start) LIMIT 1 on pq:P580. Avoid HAVING(MAX(...)=...) on QLever; prefer subqueries with ORDER/LIMIT.
  - Headquarters: use wdt:P159 for org HQs. If P159 gives a building follow that building's wdt:P131* (bounded hops). If P159 points to a place, verify its wdt:P31. Don't rely only on P17 for org-country—also check P159 and P276. Use UNION/nested patterns to cover ?org wdt:P17 wd:Q... OR ?org wdt:P159|wdt:P276 ?place . ?place wdt:P17 wd:Q... or ?place wdt:P131* wd:Q...

Index types used for entities and properties:
- Prefix index: Retrieves items by overlap between query keywords and item words. The query keywords can match item words exactly or as prefixes.
- Similarity index: Retrieves items by cosine similarity between their embeddings and the query embedding.

General notes across knowledge graphs:
- Use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label)='en') for labels; avoid SERVICE wikibase:label. If a query using SERVICE fails (e.g., HTTP 301 redirect), switch to rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...)) and/or schema:name. Language items (e.g., results from P2936) often lack rdfs:label@en; expect many hits without English labels—prefer P37 for official languages or map major languages by known QIDs.
- Practical query patterns: use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...)) for labels. Use wdt:Pxxx for direct values; p:Pxxx/ps:Pxxx/pq:Pxxx for qualifiers. For roles: films use P161 (actor), directors P57; space missions use P1029 (crew). Query reverse and filter by instance-of film (wd:Q11424) or human (wd:Q5). For 'city' classification prefer ?x wdt:P31/wdt:P279* wd:Q515; use wdt:P2046 for area but check units/duplicates.
- When selecting latest qualifier-dated values (e.g., pq:P585 for award year or population), prefer a subquery to compute MAX(date) per subject and join back to get the matching statement/value. Avoid HAVING(MAX(?date)=?date) patterns on QLever (can cause engine errors). Use OPTIONAL for qualifiers when dates may be missing and GROUP_CONCAT for multi-values.
- Use search_entity to resolve names and verify instance-of (e.g., wdt:P31=wd:Q5). Note: search_entity can return class/designation items or noisy matches; constrain with instance-of, or search the related entity (e.g., country) and query its members. Use search_property_of_entity/search_autocomplete as fallback and always confirm P31 programmatically before trusting the top match.
- Use search_property to confirm property identifiers (e.g., "country" -> P17) before embedding them in queries. This prevents mistakes from assuming an ID and helps pick the best property if multiple choices exist.
- QLever endpoints do not support SERVICE wikibase:label — use rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(...))='en'. Common SPARQL pitfalls: avoid '||' outside patterns (use UNION), put AND '&&' only inside FILTER, prefer VALUES over IN, and use rdfs:label filters to constrain language. When testing existence prefer FILTER EXISTS { ... } or OPTIONAL { ?s wdt:Pxx ?v . FILTER(?v = wd:Q...) } — writing OPTIONAL { ?s wdt:Pxx wd:Q... } creates no ?v for BOUND(?v). When execute() fails, simplify the query and test with list(...).
- Use list(...) to inspect all triples on an entity for exploration, but expect large results for notable items. Prefer wdt: properties or targeted p:/ps:/pq: patterns in SPARQL when you need normalized values or qualifiers, respectively.
- Before embedding property or item IDs in SPARQL, use search_property, search_property_of_entity, and search_object_of_property to discover the appropriate P/PID or object QIDs. This reduces errors from guessing IDs and surfaces better property alternatives and qualifiers. Also verify ambiguous item QIDs (e.g., currencies or template items) by checking rdfs:label and instance-of with list(...) before use.
- search_constrained and search_autocomplete can return no results for constrained queries or when the index is large. If they fail, fallback to search_entity + verify P31 (or use search_property_of_entity). Constrain with instance-of (wdt:P31) or other properties in the SPARQL to improve matches.
- When selecting awards by year, prefer xsd:dateTime range filters (e.g., >= "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime && < "2002-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime) instead of YEAR() for portability and precision.
- When selecting award winners via wdt:P166, filter ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5 to ensure humans — fictional characters or non-humans may have award claims. If you need award years use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585 and OPTIONAL { ?stmt pq:P585 ?year } to retrieve qualifier years.
- Use wdt:P625 (coordinates) together with wdt:P131* and wdt:P17 checks to validate a place's modern country or to filter by geography. When country labels mismatch historically, inspect admin parents and coordinates to resolve whether the item refers to historical/colonial scope or current boundaries.
- Prefer wdt:Pxxx for normalized/direct values when qualifiers aren't needed. Use p:Pxxx / ps:Pxxx / pq:Pxxx to access qualifiers (e.g., pq:P585 for award year). Always fetch labels with rdfs:label + FILTER(LANG(?label) = "en"). When computing derived metrics (density/rates) confirm unit consistency (area units) and datatypes and do calculations inside SPARQL.
- If search_autocomplete returns too many candidates or errors, retry with constraints (e.g., SELECT * WHERE { ?search wdt:P31 wd:Q5 }) or narrower query text. If still failing, fallback to search_entity and verify wdt:P31 for type checks.
- For award-year queries use p:P166 / ps:P166 / pq:P585 to access award statements and year qualifiers. Filter by xsd:dateTime ranges (e.g., >= "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime && < "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime) instead of YEAR() for robustness.
- Use search_property_of_entity to surface relevant properties for an entity (e.g., 'birth' -> P569/P19; 'cause of death' -> P509; 'manner of death' -> P1196). list(...) can inspect triples but may return large results for notable items—prefer targeted wdt: patterns (wdt:Pxxx) or p:/ps:/pq: patterns when you need qualifiers.

SPARQL prefixes for use in function calls:
- bd: <http://www.bigdata.com/rdf#
- cc: <http://creativecommons.org/ns#
- data: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/
- dc: <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
- dct: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/
- foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
- geo: <http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#
- geof: <http://www.opengis.net/def/function/geosparql/
- gn: <http://www.geonames.org/ontology#
- hint: <http://www.bigdata.com/queryHints#
- imdb: <https://www.imdb.com/
- math: <http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/math#
- ontolex: <http://www.w3.org/ns/lemon/ontolex#
- owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
- p: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/
- pq: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/
- pqn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/value-normalized/
- pqv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/value/
- pr: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/
- prn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/value-normalized/
- prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#
- prv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/reference/value/
- ps: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/
- psn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/value-normalized/
- psv: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/statement/value/
- qb: <http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#
- qfn: <http://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/function#
- ql: <http://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/builtin-functions/
- qlss: <https://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/spatialSearch/
- rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
- rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
- ref: <http://www.wikidata.org/reference/
- s: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/
- schema: <http://schema.org/
- skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
- v: <http://www.wikidata.org/value/
- void: <http://rdfs.org/ns/void#
- wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/
- wdno: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/novalue/
- wdt: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/
- wdtn: <http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct-normalized/
- wikibase: <http://wikiba.se/ontology#
- xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

Additional rules to follow:
- Explain your thought process before and after each step and function call.
- Do not just use or make up entity or property identifiers without verifying their existence in the knowledge graphs first.
- Do not ask the user for clarifications without first attempting to complete the task. If the task input is incomplete or ambiguous, try to make reasonable assumptions and document them.
- Do not use "SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language ..." in SPARQL queries. It is not SPARQL standard and unsupported by the used QLever SPARQL endpoints. Use rdfs:label or similar properties to get labels instead.
- Always execute your final SPARQL query before giving an answer to make sure it returns the expected results.
- The SPARQL query should always return the actual identifiers / IRIs of the items in its result. It additionally may return labels or other human-readable information, but they are optional and should be put within optional clauses unless explicitly requested by the user.
- Do not stop early if there are still obvious improvements to be made to the SPARQL query. For example, keep refining your SPARQL query if its result contains irrelevant items or is missing items you expected.
- Do not perform additional computation (e.g. filtering, sorting, calculations) on the result of the SPARQL query to determine the answer. All computation should be done solely within SPARQL.
- For questions with a "True" or "False" answer the SPARQL query should be an ASK query.

[User] What was the key event related to Salvador Dalí?

[Assistant]
To determine the key event related to Salvador Dalí, I need to identify significant events in his life, such as major artistic milestones, exhibitions, or historical moments tied to him. Common key events for notable figures often include birth, death, major exhibitions, or awards.

First, I'll search for Salvador Dalí in Wikidata to identify his entity and then explore his properties to find key events.

Question: Salvador Dalí

Top 10 entity alternatives:
1. Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577): has occupation jewellery designer / has occupation jewelry designer / has occupation graphic artist / has occupation film director / has occupation scenographer / has occupation screenwriter / has occupation photographer / has occupation illustrator / has occupation Illustrator / has occupation holographer / Spanish artist (1904–1989) / has occupation film actor / has occupation sculptor / has occupation painter / has occupation writer / has occupation actor / is instance of human / Spanish artist / Spanish artist
2. Salvador Dalí (wd:Q3945890), also known as Salvador Dali: 1966 short film by Andy Warhol / is instance of short film
3. Salvador Dalí (wd:Q28669534), also known as Salvador Dali, Salvador Dalì: is instance of musical work/composition / 2016 song by Marracash and Guè Pequeno
4. Salvador Dalí (wd:Q3945892): is instance of film / 1970 film
5. Salvador Dali (wd:Q103927804): painting by Otto Duecker / painting by Otto Duecker / is instance of painting
6. Salvador Dalí (wd:Q104633152): is instance of temporary exhibition / exhibition in 1970
7. Salvador Dalí (wd:Q110890669): 1941 exhibition at Museum of Modern Art / is instance of art exhibition / is instance of event
8. Salvador Dali (wd:Q76456803): print in the National Gallery of Art (NGA 147625) / is instance of print
9. Salvador Dalí (wd:Q76627906): is instance of photograph / photograph by Man Ray
10. Salvador Dalí Desert (wd:Q1382079), also known as Dali Desert, Dalí Desert, Desierto Dali, Salvador Dali Desert: is instance of Desert / is instance of desert / desert in Bolivia

[Assistant]
The primary entity for Salvador Dalí is wd:Q5577, which represents the Spanish artist (1904–1989). Now, I will explore his properties to identify key events in his life, such as birth, death, major exhibitions, or other significant milestones.

I'll start by listing some of the key properties associated with Salvador Dalí to look for events.

list

wd:Q5577

[Assistant]
Now I'll check for properties related to events in his life, such as birth (P569), death (P570), and major exhibitions or awards (P166, P793). I'll start by checking his birth and death dates, which are fundamental events.

wd:Q5577

[Assistant]
Now I'll check his death date.

wd:Q5577

[Assistant]
Now, I'll look for major events in his life, such as significant exhibitions or awards. I'll check for awards received (P166) and events (P793) associated with him.

wd:Q5577

Got 5 rows and 3 columns:
| subject                  | property                  | object                                                           |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | award received (wdt:P166) | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (wd:Q17365974) |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | award received (wdt:P166) | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (wd:Q20866649)           |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | award received (wdt:P166) | Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia (wd:Q211672)          |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | award received (wdt:P166) | Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (wd:Q3753203)               |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | award received (wdt:P166) | Gold Medal for Tourism Merit (wd:Q42128907)                      |

[Assistant]
Now I'll check for events (P793) associated with Salvador Dalí, which could include major exhibitions or other significant happenings.

wd:Q5577

[Assistant]
Now I'll examine the event wd:Q1898510 to understand what it represents. I'll retrieve its label and details.

wd:Q1898510

[Assistant]
The event wd:Q1898510 appears to be related to "exhumations," which is not a key event in Salvador Dalí's life in the context of his artistic or personal achievements. This might be a misclassification or an unrelated entry. Let me check the label of this item to confirm.

execute

SELECT ?item ?label WHERE { wd:Q1898510 rdfs:label ?label FILTER(LANG(?label) = 'en') }

Got 1 row and 2 columns:
| item | label                |
| ---- | -------------------- |
|      | exhumation (lang:en) |

[Assistant]
The event "exhumation" is not a key event in Salvador Dalí's life. It seems that the property P793 (significant event) is either misused or not well-populated for him. Let me check for other possible key events, such as major exhibitions, which are often significant for artists.

I'll search for properties related to exhibitions or events associated with his artworks or career. I'll check for P793 again but look for other items or use a different approach by searching for exhibitions he participated in.

Question: exhibition

Top 10 property alternatives:
1. Commons gallery (wd:P935 as p/wdt, matched via gallery), also known as gallery, P935: name of the Wikimedia Commons gallery page(s) related to this item (is suitable to allow multiple links to more gallery pages)
2. notable work (wd:P800 as p/wdt, matched via artwork), also known as artwork, author of, bibliography, books by, creator of, etc.: notable scientific, artistic or literary work, or other work of significance among subject's works / notable scientific, artistic or literary work, or other work of significance among subject's works
3. significant event (wd:P793 as p/wdt, matched via event), also known as big event, event, fate, important event, key event, etc.: significant or notable events associated with the subject / significant or notable events associated with the subject / significant or notable events associated with the subject
4. image (wd:P18 as p/wdt, matched via illustration), also known as camera picture, Commons image, drawing, File:, graph, etc.: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, ... only images which exist on Wikimedia Commons are acceptable / image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, ... only images which exist on Wikimedia Commons are acceptable / image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, ... map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image) / image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, ... map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image)
5. catalogue raisonné (wd:P9969 as p/wdt, matched via artist catalogue), also known as Art Catalog, artist catalog, artist catalogue, reasoned catalogue, P9969: comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known artworks by an artist either in a particular medium or all media. / is subproperty of catalogue / is subproperty of catalog
6. topic's main category (wd:P910 as p/wdt, matched via category), also known as article's main category, category, category for this topic, catmain, has category, etc.: main category of this topic / main Wikimedia category
7. ethnic group (wd:P172 as p/wdt, matched via culture), also known as (cultural) nationality, culture, ethnicity, ethnic or cultural origin, people, etc.: subject's ethnicity (consensus is that a VERY high standard ... on by scholars, or 3) is fictional and portrayed as such) / subject's ethnicity (consensus is that a VERY high standard ... on by scholars, or 3) is fictional and portrayed as such)
8. part of (wd:P361 as p/wdt, matched via of), also known as assembly of, branch of, chain, collateral branch of, component of, etc.: object of which the subject is a part (if this subject is ... "has part" (P527, see also "has parts of the class" (P2670)) / object of which the subject is a part (if this subject is ... "has part" (P527, see also "has parts of the class" (P2670)) / object of which the subject is a part (if this subject is ... "has part" (P527, see also "has parts of the class" (P2670)) / object of which the subject is a part (if this subject is ... "has part" (P527, see also "has parts of the class" (P2670))
9. participant in (wd:P1344 as p/wdt, matched via present at), also known as attended, competed in, competes in, participant of, participant of event, etc.: event in which a person, organization or creative work was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923 / event in which a person or organisation was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923 / is subproperty of significant event / is subproperty of part of
10. instance of (wd:P31 as p/wdt, matched via example of), also known as example of, has type, is a, is an, is of type, etc.: that class of which this subject is a particular example and ... a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform) / type to which this subject corresponds/belongs. Different ... instance of mountain; volcanoes form a subclass of mountains / type to which this subject corresponds/belongs. Different ... is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain

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[Assistant]
The property P1344 (participant in) might be useful to find exhibitions or events Salvador Dalí participated in. I'll check for this property.

list

wd:Q5577

Got 5 rows and 3 columns:
| subject                  | property                   | object                                                                                |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | participant in (wdt:P1344) | Jewelry by Contemporary Painters and Sculptors (wd:Q100743007)                           |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | participant in (wdt:P1344) | Scultura Aurea (wd:Q101585775)                                                           |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | participant in (wdt:P1344) | dOCUMENTA (13) (wd:Q265395)                                                              |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | participant in (wdt:P1344) | Documenta III (wd:Q265533)                                                               |
| Salvador Dalí (wd:Q5577) | participant in (wdt:P1344) | De Calder à Koons, Bijoux d'Artistes, La Collection Idéale de Diane Venet (wd:Q98783111) |

[Assistant]
Now I'll check the labels of these exhibitions to understand their significance, particularly focusing on major ones like dOCUMENTA (13) and Documenta III.

execute

SELECT ?exhibition ?label WHERE { VALUES ?exhibition { wd:Q265395 wd:Q265533 } ?exhibition rdfs:label ?label FILTER(LANG(?label) = 'en') }

[Assistant]
The exhibitions "Documenta III" and "dOCUMENTA (13)" are significant art exhibitions, but Salvador Dalí died in 1989, and dOCUMENTA (13) took place in 2012, so he could not have participated in it. This might be a misattribution. Documenta III occurred in 1964, which is within his lifetime.

Let me check the date of Documenta III to confirm.

list

wd:Q265533

[Assistant]
Documenta III took place in 1964, which is within Salvador Dalí's lifetime (1904–1989). This is a significant event in his career as an artist. Additionally, his birth and death are key life events.

The most key events related to Salvador Dalí are:
1. His birth on May 11, 1904.
2. His death on January 23, 1989.
3. His participation in Documenta III in 1964, a major international art exhibition.

Among these, his birth and death are the most fundamental, but since the question asks for "the key event," it might be referring to a career-defining moment. Participation in Documenta III is a notable artistic milestone.

I'll construct a SPARQL query to retrieve these key events: birth, death, and participation in Documenta III.

execute

SELECT ?event ?label WHERE { { wd:Q5577 wdt:P569 ?birth . BIND(CONCAT("Birth: ", STR(?birth)) AS ?event) } UNION { wd:Q5577 wdt:P570 ?death . BIND(CONCAT("Death: ", STR(?death)) AS ?event) } UNION { wd:Q5577 wdt:P1344 wd:Q265533 . wd:Q265533 rdfs:label ?label FILTER(LANG(?label) = 'en') . BIND(CONCAT("Participation in: ", ?label) AS ?event) } }

[Assistant]
The query successfully retrieves the key events related to Salvador Dalí: his birth, death, and participation in Documenta III. Among these, "Participation in: Documenta III" is the most significant career-related event, while birth and death are fundamental life events.

Since the question asks for "the key event," and given the context of an artist, the most relevant key event is his participation in Documenta III, a major international art exhibition.

I'll now provide the final answer with the SPARQL query and the key event identified.

answer

SELECT ?event ?label WHERE { { wd:Q5577 wdt:P569 ?birth . BIND(CONCAT("Birth: ", STR(?birth)) AS ?event) } UNION { wd:Q5577 wdt:P570 ?death . BIND(CONCAT("Death: ", STR(?death)) AS ?event) } UNION { wd:Q5577 wdt:P1344 wd:Q265533 . wd:Q265533 rdfs:label ?label FILTER(LANG(?label) = 'en') . BIND(CONCAT("Participation in: ", ?label) AS ?event) } }

Answer: The key event related to Salvador Dalí is his participation in Documenta III in 1964, a major international art exhibition.