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 Missolonghi
surface form: Siege of Missolonghi
Greek struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire
Hasmonean civil war succession dispute in the Hasmonean dynasty
Hasmonean civil war rival claims to the throne of Judea
Hasmonean civil war internal political instability in the Hasmonean Kingdom
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland opposition to royal centralization
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland conflict between the Douglas family and James II of Scotland
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland challenge to royal authority
Stormaktstiden Swedish military expansion
Stormaktstiden weakness of neighboring states
First Upper Peru campaign Cabildo Abierto of 22 May 1810
surface form: May Revolution of 1810 in Buenos Aires
Byzantine conquest of 1018 Byzantine policy to subdue Bulgaria
Byzantine conquest of 1018 weakening of Bulgarian resistance after 1014
First Cry of Independence in Quito Spanish colonial rule
First Cry of Independence in Quito political crisis in Spain after Napoleonic invasion
First Cry of Independence in Quito discontent with colonial administration
Destruction of the Seven Cities Mapuche resistance to Spanish colonization
Destruction of the Seven Cities Spanish expansion into Mapuche territory
Flight of the Earls defeat in the Nine Years' War
Flight of the Earls Treaty of Mellifont
Flight of the Earls pressure from English administration in Ireland
conflict with Hernán Cortés order to arrest Hernán Cortés
conflict with Hernán Cortés rivalry between Hernán Cortés and Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
conflict with Hernán Cortés dispute over authority in New Spain
Black Friday (8 September 1978) mass protests against Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Black Friday (8 September 1978) opposition to the Pahlavi monarchy
Black Friday (8 September 1978) public anger over political repression in Iran
Black Friday (8 September 1978) demonstrations demanding the end of the Shah’s regime
Iran hostage crisis Iranian Revolution
Iran hostage crisis U.S. support for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Iran hostage crisis admission of the Shah to the United States for medical treatment
Revolt of the Jalapa Plan conservative opposition to liberal policies
Revolt of the Jalapa Plan military dissatisfaction with Guerrero’s administration
White Terror against former Jacobins Thermidorian Reaction
White Terror against former Jacobins collapse of the Jacobin dictatorship
White Terror against former Jacobins resentment against the Reign of Terror
White Terror against former Jacobins royalist desire for revenge
White Terror against former Jacobins social tensions after Year II
White Terror against former Jacobins economic hardship in post-Terror France
Vendée uprising Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Vendée uprising anti-clerical policies of the French Revolution
Vendée uprising mass conscription (levée en masse)
Vendée uprising persecution of refractory priests
Vendée uprising royalist opposition to the French Republic
Revolution of July 20, 1810 discontent with Spanish colonial rule
Revolution of July 20, 1810 Napoleonic invasion of Spain
Revolution of July 20, 1810 crisis of legitimacy of the Spanish monarchy
Revolution of July 20, 1810 creole elite demands for political participation
Patria Boba period collapse of Spanish royal authority in New Granada
Patria Boba period Napoleonic invasion of Spain
Exodus of the Oriental People resistance to Spanish colonial rule