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
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)