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 |
|---|---|
| Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates | extensive aristocratic land grants in earlier reigns ⓘ |
|
Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
surface form:
Great Reduction
|
fiscal crisis after Swedish wars of expansion ⓘ |
|
Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
surface form:
Great Reduction
|
need to stabilize state finances ⓘ |
|
Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
surface form:
Great Reduction
|
royal ambition to curb noble power ⓘ |
| Poisson spot | wave diffraction via predicate surface "causedBy" ⓘ |
| The Cocktail Party | exploration of the possibility of sainthood in the modern world via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| The Cocktail Party | examination of the breakdown and reconstruction of marriage via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) | French opposition to Habsburg encirclement ⓘ |
| Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) | Habsburg–Bourbon dynastic rivalry ⓘ |
| Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) | competition for European hegemony ⓘ |
| Lausanne Conference of 1932 | Great Depression ⓘ |
| Lausanne Conference of 1932 | German economic crisis ⓘ |
| Lausanne Conference of 1932 | political instability in Weimar Germany ⓘ |
| Holodomor Memorial Day |
Holodomor
ⓘ
surface form:
Holodomor famine
|
| Holodomor Memorial Day | man-made famine policies in Soviet Ukraine ⓘ |
| Stamp Act 1765 | British government debt after the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| Stamp Act 1765 | costs of stationing British troops in North America ⓘ |
| spinal muscular atrophy | mutation in SMN1 gene ⓘ |
| spinal muscular atrophy | deficiency of survival motor neuron protein ⓘ |
| Portuguese reconquest of Recife | Portuguese efforts to restore sovereignty over Brazil ⓘ |
| Portuguese reconquest of Recife | Luso-Brazilian resistance to Dutch rule in Pernambuco ⓘ |
| Great Kanto earthquake | subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Okhotsk Plate via predicate surface "causedBy" ⓘ |
| Tapani Incident | resistance to Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan ⓘ |
| Tapani Incident | opposition to Japanese land and tax policies ⓘ |
| Tapani Incident | religious millenarian beliefs ⓘ |
| Tapani Incident | local grievances against Japanese authorities ⓘ |
| The Price | exploration of how economic pressures shape personal relationships via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| The Price | examination of moral responsibility within a family via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | religious tensions between Protestant England and Catholic Spain ⓘ |
| Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | English support for the Dutch Revolt ⓘ |
| Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | English privateering against Spanish shipping ⓘ |
| Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | execution of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | political rivalry between Elizabeth I and Philip II ⓘ |
| Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | competition for control of Atlantic trade routes ⓘ |
| Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) | conflict over colonies in the Americas ⓘ |
| Julian D. King Gift Foundation | honoring the memory of Julian D. King via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Opium Wars | British opium trade in China ⓘ |
| Opium Wars | trade imbalance between Britain and China ⓘ |
| Opium Wars | Qing dynasty restrictions on foreign trade ⓘ |
| Opium Wars | Chinese efforts to suppress opium ⓘ |
| Gordon Riots | opposition to the Papists Act 1778 ⓘ |
| Gordon Riots | anti-Catholic sentiment in Britain ⓘ |
| Gordon Riots | fears of Catholic emancipation ⓘ |
| Gordon Riots | political agitation by Lord George Gordon ⓘ |
| Agricultural Revolution in Britain |
Agricultural Revolution in Britain
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
enclosure movement
|
| Agricultural Revolution in Britain | population growth in early modern Britain ⓘ |
| Agricultural Revolution in Britain | rising grain prices in early modern period ⓘ |
| Agricultural Revolution in Britain | investment by landowners in improvement ⓘ |
| Irish Rebellion of 1798 | influence of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| Irish Rebellion of 1798 | influence of the French Revolution ⓘ |