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
Kieft's War aggressive policies of Governor Willem Kieft
Kieft's War Dutch demands for tribute from local tribes
Kieft's War raids ordered by Willem Kieft on Native American settlements
Kieft's War competition over land and resources
Kieft's War tensions between Dutch settlers and Native Americans in New Netherland
American Revolutionary era British imperial taxation policies
American Revolutionary era lack of colonial representation in Parliament
American Revolutionary era Seven Years' War debt
American Revolutionary era growing American political identity
Quimbaya Spanish colonization of the Americas via predicate surface "declineCausedBy"
surface form: Spanish conquest
Siege of Moscow dynastic crisis in Russia
Siege of Moscow civil war in the Tsardom of Russia
Siege of Moscow intervention of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in Russia
Niger Delta conflict resource control disputes via predicate surface "mainCause"
Niger Delta conflict environmental degradation via predicate surface "mainCause"
Niger Delta conflict political marginalization via predicate surface "mainCause"
Niger Delta conflict economic inequality via predicate surface "mainCause"
Niger Delta conflict perceived injustice in oil revenue distribution via predicate surface "mainCause"
Storming of the Bastille widespread popular unrest in Paris
Storming of the Bastille economic hardship and food shortages
Storming of the Bastille political crisis between monarchy and Estates-General
Storming of the Bastille dismissal of Jacques Necker
Storming of the Bastille fear of royal military repression
Occupation of Alcatraz demand for recognition of Indigenous rights
Occupation of Alcatraz demand for enforcement of treaty obligations
Occupation of Alcatraz protest against U.S. federal Indian policy
Schmalkaldic War tensions between Catholic and Protestant princes in the Holy Roman Empire
Schmalkaldic War attempt by Charles V to restore religious and political unity
Jacobite rising of 1719 attempt to restore the exiled Stuart dynasty to the British throne
Jacobite rising of 1719 Jacobite risings
surface form: Jacobitism
Ten Days’ Campaign Belgian Revolution
Ten Days’ Campaign secession of Belgium from the Netherlands
London Conference of 1830–1831 secession of the southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
London Conference of 1830–1831 political and religious tensions within the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Photian Schism contested appointment of Photios I as patriarch of Constantinople
Photian Schism deposition of Patriarch Ignatios of Constantinople
Photian Schism conflict over papal jurisdiction in the East
Photian Schism doctrinal tensions including the Filioque clause
Great Compromise dispute over representation in Congress
Great Compromise conflict between large and small states
Panic of 1819 post‑War of 1812 economic adjustment via predicate surface "mainCause"
Panic of 1819 collapse of land speculation bubble via predicate surface "mainCause"
Panic of 1819 sharp decline in agricultural prices via predicate surface "mainCause"
Panic of 1819 contraction of credit by the Second Bank of the United States via predicate surface "mainCause"
Panic of 1819 falling demand for American exports in Europe via predicate surface "mainCause"
Panic of 1819 overexpansion of state‑chartered banks via predicate surface "mainCause"
Panic of 1819 speculative lending practices via predicate surface "mainCause"
Panic of 1819 tightening of monetary policy via predicate surface "mainCause"
Samil Undong Korean desire for national independence
Samil Undong opposition to Japanese imperialism