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

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
Northern Ireland civil rights movement restricted local government franchise
Northern Ireland civil rights movement gerrymandered electoral wards
Northern Ireland civil rights movement police bias against nationalists
Greek War of Independence Greek nationalism
Greek War of Independence desire for independence from Ottoman rule
Greek War of Independence influence of Enlightenment ideas
Greek War of Independence influence of French Revolution
Greek War of Independence oppression of Christian populations in the Ottoman Empire
Satsuma Rebellion discontent of samurai class
Satsuma Rebellion rapid modernization of Japan
Satsuma Rebellion centralization of political power by Meiji government
Satsuma Rebellion abolition of samurai privileges
Satsuma Rebellion conscription-based national army
Satsuma Rebellion economic hardship among former samurai
Satsuma Rebellion opposition to Westernization
Satsuma Rebellion resentment over loss of domainal autonomy
Medgar Evers racial hatred
Swadeshi movement Partition of Bengal 1905
surface form: Partition of Bengal (1905)
Swadeshi movement British colonial economic policies in India
Black September conflict growing power of Palestinian fedayeen in Jordan after 1967
Black September conflict tensions between Jordanian monarchy and Palestinian armed organizations
Black September conflict attempts by fedayeen to operate autonomously within Jordan
Black September conflict cross-border attacks on Israel from Jordanian territory
Black September conflict hijacking of airliners by Palestinian groups in September 1970
Black September conflict perceived challenge to Jordanian sovereignty by PLO factions
Young Turk Revolution opposition to autocratic rule of Sultan Abdulhamid II
Young Turk Revolution desire for constitutional government
Young Turk Revolution influence of liberal and nationalist ideas among Ottoman elites
War of Jenkins' Ear Anglo-Spanish commercial rivalry
War of Jenkins' Ear disputes over Caribbean trade
War of Jenkins' Ear Spanish search-and-seizure of British merchant ships
War of Jenkins' Ear border disputes between British Georgia and Spanish Florida
Susannah Martin mass hysteria during Salem witch trials
Operation Vittles Berlin Blockade
Flight into Egypt Massacre of the Innocents
Flight into Egypt King Herod’s persecution
Christianization of central Mexico Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Christianization of central Mexico imperial policy of the Spanish Crown
Christianization of central Mexico missionary activity by Catholic religious orders
Christianization of the Roman Empire spread of early Christian communities
Christianization of the Roman Empire imperial conversion to Christianity
Christianization of the Roman Empire legalization of Christianity
Christianization of the Roman Empire imperial support for the Christian Church
Battle of Hue Tet Offensive
Battle of Hue North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attempt to spark general uprising in South Vietnam
Chinese Civil War (early phase) breakdown of First United Front
Chinese Civil War (early phase) Shanghai massacre of 1927
Lockheed bribery scandals payment of bribes to foreign officials
Lockheed bribery scandals competition for military aircraft contracts
Arab Winter unresolved grievances from Arab Spring