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 |
|---|---|
| Exodus of the Oriental People | conflict with Portuguese and Spanish authorities in the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| Exodus of the Oriental People | pursuit of political autonomy ⓘ |
| Exodus of the Oriental People | military pressure from royalist forces ⓘ |
| Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental | Portuguese desire to control the Banda Oriental ⓘ |
| Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental | Portuguese aim to suppress local independence movements ⓘ |
| Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental | strategic interest in the Río de la Plata estuary ⓘ |
| Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental | concern over revolutionary republican ideas on Brazil’s southern frontier ⓘ |
|
The Gunpowder Plot
surface form:
Gunpowder Plot
|
anti-Catholic policies in England ⓘ |
|
The Gunpowder Plot
surface form:
Gunpowder Plot
|
desire to restore a Catholic monarch ⓘ |
| Lodac | malice via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Lodac | power via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| Second Italian War of Independence | Piedmontese desire to expel Austria from Italy ⓘ |
| Second Italian War of Independence | Austrian dominance in Lombardy-Venetia ⓘ |
| Second Italian War of Independence |
Plombières Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Plombières Agreement between France and Sardinia
|
| Santiago Mariño | liberation of Venezuela from Spain ⓘ |
| The Flour City | Rochester’s prominence as a flour-milling center via predicate surface "hasOriginReason" ⓘ |
| The Flour City | water power from the Genesee River via predicate surface "hasOriginReason" ⓘ |
| January Uprising | Russian rule over Polish lands ⓘ |
| January Uprising | suppression of Polish autonomy in Congress Poland ⓘ |
| January Uprising | forced conscription of Polish youth into the Russian army ⓘ |
| January Uprising | Polish desire to restore independence ⓘ |
| Catherine T. MacArthur | charitable giving ⓘ |
| Catherine T. MacArthur | support for public-interest initiatives ⓘ |
| Catherine T. MacArthur | support for arts and sciences through the MacArthur Foundation ⓘ |
| Beeching cuts implementation | railway financial losses ⓘ |
| Beeching cuts implementation | government cost-cutting policy ⓘ |
| Beeching cuts implementation | decline in rail passenger numbers ⓘ |
| Beeching cuts implementation | rise of road transport ⓘ |
| Fox Wars | competition over the fur trade ⓘ |
| Fox Wars | control of strategic river routes ⓘ |
| Fox Wars | French expansion in the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| Fox Wars | Meskwaki resistance to French influence ⓘ |
| Fifteen Years' War |
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Habsburg rivalry
|
| Fifteen Years' War | control of Hungary ⓘ |
| Fifteen Years' War | frontier raids and tensions ⓘ |
| Cedar Revolution | assassination of Rafic Hariri ⓘ |
| Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) |
Second Chechen War
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian invasion of Chechnya in 1999
|
| Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) | Chechen separatist resistance to Russian rule ⓘ |
| Irish Rebellion of 1803 | Irish nationalism ⓘ |
| Irish Rebellion of 1803 | opposition to British rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| Irish Rebellion of 1803 | inspiration from the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| Irish Rebellion of 1803 | influence of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| Cold War proxy conflicts | geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| Cold War proxy conflicts | containment policy of the United States ⓘ |
| Cold War proxy conflicts | Soviet policy of supporting revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| Cold War proxy conflicts | decolonization after World War II ⓘ |
| Cold War proxy conflicts | ideological conflict between capitalism and communism ⓘ |
| The Brothers Karamazov | parricide via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| The Brothers Karamazov | inheritance dispute via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |
| The Gambler | critique of materialism via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ |