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 |
| causedBy | 131 |
| hasEndangermentCause | 69 |
| hasMainCause | 39 |
| declineCausedBy | 35 |
| startCause | 20 |
| hasHistoricalCause | 16 |
| hasEndCause | 13 |
| hasReason | 13 |
| attributedCause | 12 |
| hasOriginReason | 9 |
| hasImmediateCause | 7 |
| hasKeyCause | 7 |
| isCausedBy | 6 |
| hasCauseOfLoss | 4 |
| hasMajorEarlyCause | 4 |
| foundCause | 3 |
| hasCauseOfDisruption | 3 |
| hasCausalFactor | 2 |
| hasCauseOfAcidity | 2 |
| hasCauseOfLean | 2 |
| hasCauseOfMutation | 2 |
| hasCauseOfVulnerability | 2 |
| hasColorCause | 2 |
| hasParticularCause | 2 |
| hasProblemCause | 2 |
| hasTypicalCause | 2 |
| causeOfEventOnboard | 1 |
| causeOfPattern | 1 |
| hasAsymmetryCause | 1 |
| hasCauseOfEvent | 1 |
| hasDamageCause | 1 |
| hasDisturbanceCause | 1 |
| hasFailureReason | 1 |
| hasScarCause | 1 |
| identifiedCause | 1 |
| interruptionCause | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Chechen conflict | dispute over Chechnya’s status within Russia via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Chechen conflict | collapse of the Soviet Union via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Third Industrial Revolution | invention of the microprocessor ⓘ |
| Third Industrial Revolution | advances in semiconductor technology ⓘ |
| Third Industrial Revolution | development of personal computers ⓘ |
| Third Industrial Revolution | development of the internet ⓘ |
| Third Industrial Revolution | advances in telecommunications infrastructure ⓘ |
| Third Industrial Revolution | digitization of communication ⓘ |
| Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) | Restoration political retribution ⓘ |
| Hurricane Sandy flooding in 2012 | storm surge ⓘ |
| Hurricane Sandy flooding in 2012 | coastal flooding ⓘ |
| Hurricane Sandy flooding in 2012 |
Hurricane Sandy flooding in 2012
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hurricane Sandy landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey
|
| Hurricane Sandy flooding in 2012 | large wind field of Hurricane Sandy ⓘ |
| Hurricane Sandy flooding in 2012 | high astronomical tide ⓘ |
| Hurricane Sandy flooding in 2012 | low atmospheric pressure ⓘ |
| Fall of Paris |
Battle of France
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of France
|
| Fall of Paris | Battle of France ⓘ |
| Pugachev Rebellion | serfdom in Russia ⓘ |
| Pugachev Rebellion | Cossack grievances against imperial authorities ⓘ |
| Pugachev Rebellion | heavy taxation ⓘ |
| Pugachev Rebellion | military conscription policies ⓘ |
| Napoleonic invasion of Spain | Napoleon’s ambition to control the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| Napoleonic invasion of Spain | French desire to enforce the Continental System against Britain ⓘ |
| Napoleonic invasion of Spain | Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807) ⓘ |
| Napoleonic invasion of Spain | French decision to occupy Spanish territory under pretext of invading Portugal ⓘ |
|
massacre at Cholula
surface form:
Massacre at Cholula
|
Spanish fear of an alleged ambush ⓘ |
|
massacre at Cholula
surface form:
Massacre at Cholula
|
Spanish desire to intimidate Indigenous polities ⓘ |
|
massacre at Cholula
surface form:
Massacre at Cholula
|
strategic move to secure route to Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
|
Telangana peasant armed struggle (late 1940s)
surface form:
Telangana peasant armed struggle
|
feudal exploitation ⓘ |
|
Telangana peasant armed struggle (late 1940s)
surface form:
Telangana peasant armed struggle
|
landlord oppression ⓘ |
|
Telangana peasant armed struggle (late 1940s)
surface form:
Telangana peasant armed struggle
|
forced labour practices ⓘ |
|
Telangana peasant armed struggle (late 1940s)
surface form:
Telangana peasant armed struggle
|
high rents and illegal exactions ⓘ |
|
Telangana peasant armed struggle (late 1940s)
surface form:
Telangana peasant armed struggle
|
denial of peasant land rights ⓘ |
| Trojan War | abduction of Helen ⓘ |
| Trojan War |
judgment of Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
judgement of Paris
|
| Trojan War | oath of Tyndareus ⓘ |
| Battle of Diabaly | Islamist offensive in central Mali ⓘ |
| Alpine orogeny | collision of the African Plate with the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| Alpine orogeny | collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| Alpine orogeny | convergence of the Arabian Plate with the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| Zanzibar Revolution | ethnic tensions between Arab ruling elite and African majority ⓘ |
| Zanzibar Revolution | social inequality ⓘ |
| Zanzibar Revolution | anti-colonial nationalism ⓘ |
| Zanzibar Revolution | political exclusion of Afro-Shirazi Party supporters ⓘ |
| Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) | Spanish efforts to suppress British smuggling in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) | enforcement of the Spanish guarda costa system ⓘ |
| Mohegan–Narragansett conflicts | regional power struggle via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Mohegan–Narragansett conflicts | territorial disputes via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Mohegan–Narragansett conflicts | competition for alliances with English colonists via predicate surface "mainCause" ⓘ |
| Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) | Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) ⓘ |