hasCause
P708
predicate
Indicates that one entity is the reason for, or brings about, the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.
All labels observed (39)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hasCause canonical | 9,297 |
| hasMotive | 635 |
| mainCause | 213 |
| causedBy | 131 |
| hasEndangermentCause | 69 |
| hasMainCause | 39 |
| declineCausedBy | 35 |
| startCause | 20 |
| hasHistoricalCause | 16 |
| hasEndCause | 13 |
| hasReason | 13 |
| attributedCause | 12 |
| hasOriginReason | 9 |
| hasImmediateCause | 7 |
| hasKeyCause | 7 |
| isCausedBy | 6 |
| hasCauseOfLoss | 4 |
| hasMajorEarlyCause | 4 |
| foundCause | 3 |
| hasCauseOfDisruption | 3 |
| hasCausalFactor | 2 |
| hasCauseOfAcidity | 2 |
| hasCauseOfLean | 2 |
| hasCauseOfMutation | 2 |
| hasCauseOfVulnerability | 2 |
| hasColorCause | 2 |
| hasParticularCause | 2 |
| hasProblemCause | 2 |
| hasTypicalCause | 2 |
| causeOfEventOnboard | 1 |
| causeOfPattern | 1 |
| hasAsymmetryCause | 1 |
| hasCauseOfEvent | 1 |
| hasDamageCause | 1 |
| hasDisturbanceCause | 1 |
| hasFailureReason | 1 |
| hasScarCause | 1 |
| identifiedCause | 1 |
| interruptionCause | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasCause
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the reason for, or brings about, the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.
Sample triples (10,564)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Viking Age | population growth in Scandinavia ⓘ |
| Viking Age | technological advances in shipbuilding ⓘ |
| Viking Age | political consolidation in Scandinavia ⓘ |
| Viking Age | economic motives for trade and plunder ⓘ |
| Viking Age | climatic and environmental pressures ⓘ |
| Black Death | Yersinia pestis ⓘ |
| Carolingian Renaissance | political consolidation under Charlemagne ⓘ |
| Carolingian Renaissance | imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800 ⓘ |
| Fourth Sacred War | dispute over control of the Delphic sanctuary via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Fourth Sacred War | violation of the sacred land of Apollo at Delphi via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Illinois frontier | westward migration of settlers ⓘ |
| Illinois frontier | U.S. acquisition of the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| Regulator Movement | corruption of local officials ⓘ |
| Regulator Movement | unfair taxation ⓘ |
| Regulator Movement | abuses by sheriffs and tax collectors ⓘ |
| Regulator Movement | excessive legal fees ⓘ |
| Regulator Movement | unequal political representation ⓘ |
| Regulator Movement | economic hardship of frontier settlers ⓘ |
| Tambov Rebellion | Bolshevik grain requisitioning via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Tambov Rebellion | War Communism policies via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Rally of Victory | Adolf Hitler’s rise to power ⓘ |
| Rally of Victory | Nazi seizure of power in Germany ⓘ |
|
White Terror
surface form:
White Terror (Russian Civil War)
|
opposition to Bolshevik rule ⓘ |
|
White Terror
surface form:
White Terror (Russian Civil War)
|
anti-communism ⓘ |
|
White Terror
surface form:
White Terror (Russian Civil War)
|
social and political conflict after Russian Revolution of 1917 ⓘ |
| 25 April Revolution | opposition to Estado Novo authoritarian regime ⓘ |
| 25 April Revolution | discontent with prolonged colonial wars in Africa ⓘ |
| 25 April Revolution | economic stagnation in Portugal ⓘ |
| 25 April Revolution | repression by PIDE political police ⓘ |
| Patriots’ Day | Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| Patriots’ Day | Battle of Menotomy ⓘ |
| Compromise of 1790 | controversy over federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debts ⓘ |
| Compromise of 1790 | dispute over the permanent location of the U.S. national capital ⓘ |
| The Widow and Her Son | exploration of humble domestic life via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Yezhovshchina | Joseph Stalin’s consolidation of power ⓘ |
| Yezhovshchina | perceived internal enemies in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| Yezhovshchina | political paranoia in Stalinist leadership ⓘ |
| Reconquista |
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim conquest of Iberia
|
| Reconquista | expansion of Al-Andalus ⓘ |
| Third Sacred War | dispute over control of the Delphic sanctuary via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Third Sacred War | fine imposed on Phocis by the Amphictyonic League via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II | global wartime demands ⓘ |
| Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II | need to deploy forces in multiple theatres ⓘ |
| Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II | Japanese entry into World War II in Asia ⓘ |
| Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II | expansion of Allied operations in the Middle East ⓘ |
| Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II | expansion of Allied operations in North Africa ⓘ |
| Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II | expansion of Allied operations in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| First Barons' War | dispute over enforcement of Magna Carta ⓘ |
| First Barons' War | baronial opposition to King John of England ⓘ |
| First Barons' War | royal financial exactions and arbitrary rule ⓘ |