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
Christianization of the Balkans political expansion of Christian states
Christianization of the Balkans imperial policy of the Byzantine Empire
Christianization of the Balkans Latin ecclesiastical policy
Cambrian explosion rise in atmospheric oxygen levels
Cambrian explosion changes in ocean chemistry
Cambrian explosion evolution of developmental gene networks
Cambrian explosion evolution of Hox genes
Cambrian explosion ecological feedbacks such as predator–prey arms races
Cambrian explosion breakup of supercontinents and habitat diversification
Cambrian explosion post-glacial environmental changes after Neoproterozoic glaciations
Liberation of western Czechoslovakia German occupation of Czechoslovakia
surface form: Nazi German occupation of Czechoslovakia
pontificate of Innocent VI
surface form: Pontificate of Innocent VI
Papal election of 1352 via predicate surface "startCause"
Christianization of Kievan Rus' Christianization of Kievan Rus' self-linksurface differs
surface form: baptism of Vladimir the Great
Conquest of Ceuta Portuguese desire to control trade routes
Conquest of Ceuta Portuguese crusading zeal against Islam
Restoration War Iberian Union
Restoration War Portuguese opposition to Spanish rule
Restoration War dynastic crisis in Portugal
Black Lives Matter protests in London racial injustice
Black Lives Matter protests in London police brutality
Black Lives Matter protests in London killing of George Floyd
Baedeker Blitz Allied bombing of Lübeck
Baedeker Blitz Allied bombing of Rostock
Baedeker Blitz Allied bombing of German cities
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) maritime conflict between Britain and the Batavian Republic
Iconoclasm
surface form: Byzantine Iconoclasm
theological objections to idolatry
Iconoclasm
surface form: Byzantine Iconoclasm
imperial policy
murder of Claudia Octavia Nero’s desire to marry Poppaea Sabina
murder of Claudia Octavia political motives
murder of Claudia Octavia court intrigues
Pisonian conspiracy opposition to Nero’s tyranny via predicate surface "hasMotive"
Pisonian conspiracy restoration of senatorial influence via predicate surface "hasMotive"
Kepler (lunar crater) impact angle and local topography via predicate surface "hasAsymmetryCause"
murder of Jean-Paul Marat political opposition to radical Jacobins via predicate surface "hasMotive"
murder of Jean-Paul Marat support for Girondins via predicate surface "hasMotive"
German occupation of Italy Italian armistice with the Allies
German occupation of Italy collapse of the Fascist regime
Rampart scandal systemic police corruption
Rampart scandal police misconduct
Rampart scandal lack of effective internal oversight in LAPD
Calusa European diseases via predicate surface "declineCausedBy"
Calusa warfare via predicate surface "declineCausedBy"
Calusa slave raids via predicate surface "declineCausedBy"
Marquette Park march racial segregation in Chicago housing
Marquette Park march discriminatory real estate practices
Marquette Park march residential segregation
Asturian miners' strike of 1934 opposition to the entry of right-wing CEDA into the Spanish government
Asturian miners' strike of 1934 social and economic grievances of miners
Asturian miners' strike of 1934 radicalization of the Spanish left
Kapp Putsch opposition to Treaty of Versailles