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
Samil Undong inspiration from Woodrow Wilson’s principle of national self-determination
Samil Undong resentment of harsh Japanese colonial policies
Hussite movement execution of Jan Hus
Hussite movement Council of Constance decisions
Battle of Puebla French attempt to establish influence and collect debts in Mexico
Coronation of William III and Mary II Glorious Revolution
War of the Sicilian Vespers War of the Sicilian Vespers self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sicilian Vespers uprising
War of the Sicilian Vespers popular revolt against Angevin rule
War of the Sicilian Vespers opposition to Charles I of Anjou
War of the Sicilian Vespers tensions between local Sicilian population and French officials
War of the Two Peters territorial disputes over the Kingdom of Valencia
War of the Two Peters struggle for Mediterranean influence
War of the Two Peters rivalry between Peter IV of Aragon and Peter of Castile
Compromise of Caspe succession crisis in the Crown of Aragon
Polish–Ukrainian War territorial dispute over Eastern Galicia
Polish–Ukrainian War collapse of Austro-Hungarian Empire
Polish–Ukrainian War competing Polish and Ukrainian national aspirations
Coronation of James II accession of James II to the English throne
Coronation of James II death of Charles II of England
Flint water crisis switch of municipal water source to Flint River
Flint water crisis cost-cutting measures
Flint water crisis failure to apply corrosion control treatment
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 tie vote in the United States Senate on the Walker Tariff bill
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 Democratic Party commitment to lower tariffs
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 James K. Polk’s campaign promises for tariff reduction
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 Robert J. Walker’s advocacy of a low-revenue tariff system
Austrian campaign in Sicily Spanish attempt to recover Italian possessions lost after the War of the Spanish Succession
Austrian campaign in Sicily Habsburg interest in consolidating power in Italy
War of the Jülich Succession disputed inheritance of the Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
War of the Jülich Succession extinction of the male line of the ducal house of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
French invasion of northern Spain (1719) French opposition to Spanish expansion in Italy
French invasion of northern Spain (1719) War of the Quadruple Alliance
Annus Mirabilis of 1759 British naval strength
Annus Mirabilis of 1759 effective British war leadership
Annus Mirabilis of 1759 strategic coordination of British land and sea forces
Brocken spectre backscattering of sunlight by water droplets via predicate surface "isCausedBy"
Brocken spectre diffraction of light in cloud droplets via predicate surface "isCausedBy"
Model Parliament of 1295 Edward I’s need for funds for military campaigns
Finnish offensive of 1941 Continuation War
surface form: Winter War
Finnish offensive of 1941 Soviet–Finnish peace terms of 1940
William Dawes’s warning ride British plan to march to Concord to seize colonial military supplies
William Dawes’s warning ride British movement out of Boston on April 18, 1775
miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom planned closure of coal mines
miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom job losses in the coal industry
miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom government policy of reducing state subsidies to coal
Poll Tax Riots Community Charge
Poll Tax Riots poll tax
Poll Tax Riots opposition to Margaret Thatcher's tax policy
Exclusion Crisis fear of a Catholic monarch
Exclusion Crisis Popish Plot
surface form: Popish Plot scare