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 Rochester Castle dispute over Magna Carta
German mediatization French Revolutionary Wars
German mediatization Napoleonic Wars
Querétaro conspiracy of 1810 discontent of criollos with Spanish colonial policies
Querétaro conspiracy of 1810 political instability in Spain after the Napoleonic invasion
Querétaro conspiracy of 1810 exclusion of American-born Spaniards from high offices
2003 California gubernatorial recall election recall petition against Gray Davis
Bright's disease chronic inflammation of renal glomeruli
Bright's disease glomerulonephritis
Bright's disease hypertensive kidney damage
Bright's disease infectious diseases
Bright's disease metabolic disorders affecting the kidney
Euromaidan suspension of Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement
Euromaidan widespread corruption in Ukraine
Euromaidan police brutality against protesters
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen Japanese desire to neutralize B-29 bases in China
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen Japanese need to improve overland communications within occupied territories
Iraq revolt of 1920 imposition of British mandate over Mesopotamia
Iraq revolt of 1920 discontent with British military occupation after World War I
Iraq revolt of 1920 denial of Arab independence promised during World War I
Iraq revolt of 1920 land and taxation grievances against British authorities
Iraq revolt of 1920 nationalist opposition to foreign rule
Great Acceleration rapid industrialization
Great Acceleration postwar economic expansion
Great Acceleration fossil fuel–based energy systems
Great Acceleration technological innovation
Great Acceleration globalization of trade
Great Acceleration population growth
Holocene climatic optimum orbital forcing
Holocene climatic optimum Milankovitch cycles
Holocene climatic optimum increased summer insolation in the Northern Hemisphere
Holocene climatic optimum high axial tilt of Earth
Roman intervention of Pompey in 63 BCE Hasmonean dynastic conflict between Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II
Roman intervention of Pompey in 63 BCE appeal of Hyrcanus II and Antipater the Idumaean to Pompey
Tan War Irish demand for independence from the United Kingdom
Custom House attack Irish struggle for independence from the United Kingdom
White Terror in Taiwan imposition of martial law in Taiwan
White Terror in Taiwan Chinese Civil War
White Terror in Taiwan Chinese Civil War
surface form: Kuomintang–Chinese Communist Party conflict
White Terror in Taiwan anti-communist campaign of the Kuomintang
Great Recession recovery 2007–2009 financial crisis
Great Recession recovery U.S. housing market collapse
Great Recession recovery global financial crisis of 2007–2008
Taconic orogeny subduction of the Iapetus Ocean plate beneath Laurentia via predicate surface "causedBy"
Taconic orogeny collision of island arcs with Laurentia via predicate surface "causedBy"
Carboniferous rainforest collapse climatic cooling
Carboniferous rainforest collapse increased climatic seasonality
Carboniferous rainforest collapse glacioeustatic sea-level fluctuations
Carboniferous rainforest collapse Late Paleozoic Ice Age dynamics
Carboniferous rainforest collapse tectonic uplift and basin reorganization