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
Coxey's Army march of 1894 mass unemployment
The Mysteries of Udolpho heroines journey through terror to rational understanding via predicate surface "hasMotive"
Jacobite risings support for the House of Stuart
Jacobite risings opposition to the Glorious Revolution
Jacobite risings dynastic dispute over the British thrones
Jacobite risings religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics
Jacobite risings Scottish political grievances
Corfu incident murder of Italian boundary commission members in Greece
Corfu incident assassination of Enrico Tellini and colleagues
First Intermediate Period of Egypt decline of Old Kingdom central administration
First Intermediate Period of Egypt economic difficulties
First Intermediate Period of Egypt possible low Nile floods
Eocene–Oligocene climate transition decline in atmospheric CO2 concentration
Eocene–Oligocene climate transition tectonic reorganization
Eocene–Oligocene climate transition opening of Southern Ocean gateways
Eocene–Oligocene climate transition Antarctic isolation by circumpolar currents
European witch hunts religious tensions
European witch hunts social tensions
European witch hunts political tensions
European witch hunts fear of witchcraft
European witch hunts belief in diabolism
European witch hunts confessional conflicts
European witch hunts Reformation
European witch hunts Counter-Reformation
European witch hunts climatic hardship during the Little Ice Age
European witch hunts economic insecurity
European witch hunts misogyny
European witch hunts patriarchal social structures
Soviet occupation of Manchuria Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: Soviet–Japanese War
Soviet occupation of Manchuria Yalta Conference
surface form: Yalta Conference agreements
Soviet occupation of Manchuria Soviet declaration of war on Japan
Wounded Knee Massacre attempted disarmament of Lakota by U.S. troops
Wounded Knee Massacre tensions over Ghost Dance movement
Wounded Knee Massacre U.S. government suppression of Native American religious practices
Nacht der langen Messer Hitler’s desire to consolidate power
Nacht der langen Messer Hitler’s fear of SA power
Nacht der langen Messer pressure from German Army leadership
Nacht der langen Messer pressure from conservative elites
Siege of Cuautla Mexican struggle for independence from Spain
Franco-German reconciliation devastation of World War II
Franco-German reconciliation desire to prevent future wars in Europe
Second War of Kappel tensions between Protestant and Catholic cantons
Second War of Kappel religious conflicts of the Swiss Reformation
Second War of Kappel disputes over confessional balance in the Confederacy
Gordon Bennett public controversy over his escape from Singapore
Velvet Divorce political disagreements between Czech and Slovak leaders
Velvet Divorce different economic priorities of Czech and Slovak republics
Velvet Divorce rise of national movements in Czech lands and Slovakia
Storming of the Winter Palace Bolshevik opposition to the Provisional Government
Storming of the Winter Palace continuation of Russia’s participation in World War I