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
Siege of Brookfield tensions between English colonists and Native Americans in New England
Siege of Brookfield expansion of English frontier settlements
Siege of Brookfield escalation of King Philip's War
Ethiopian Civil War overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopian Civil War social inequality in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Civil War land reform disputes
Ethiopian Civil War authoritarian rule of the Derg
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: Soviet–Japanese War
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands World War II
Second Barons' War baronial opposition to King Henry III
Second Barons' War discontent with royal financial policies
Second Barons' War failure to uphold the Provisions of Oxford
1966 Meredith March Against Fear voter intimidation in Mississippi
1967 Newark riots racial tensions
1967 Newark riots police brutality
1967 Newark riots systemic racism
1967 Newark riots economic inequality
1967 Newark riots segregation in housing
1967 Newark riots political disenfranchisement of Black residents
de Haas–van Alphen effect Landau quantization of electron orbits in a magnetic field
de Haas–van Alphen effect discrete Landau levels crossing the Fermi energy
Mihna (inquisition)
surface form: Mihna
Muʿtazilite theology
Mihna (inquisition)
surface form: Mihna
caliphal attempt to assert religious authority
Samarra period conflict between caliph and Baghdad populace
Samarra period need to control Turkish military units
Sack of Baghdad (1258) refusal of Abbasid Caliph to submit to Mongol demands
Nullification Crisis Tariff of 1828
Nullification Crisis Tariff of 1832
Spanish Golden Age political power of the Spanish Empire
Spanish Golden Age wealth from New World colonies
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 racial segregation in housing
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 competition for jobs
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Great Migration of African Americans out of the region
surface form: Great Migration
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 tensions between Black and white residents
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 police discrimination against Black residents
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 lynching and racial violence nationwide
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 segregated public beaches in Chicago
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 failure to enforce laws equally
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 post–World War I economic tensions
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 white resistance to Black migration into previously white neighborhoods
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 racialized rumors and mob incitement
the Furious Fifties
surface form: Furious Fifties
pressure gradient between subtropical high and polar low
the Furious Fifties
surface form: Furious Fifties
minimal landmass to disrupt winds
the Furious Fifties
surface form: Furious Fifties
strong temperature gradients
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
corruption of local officials
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
heavy taxation
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
social inequality
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
peasant poverty
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
abuses by local yangban elites
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
spread of Donghak (Eastern Learning) ideology