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
Leptis Magna economic difficulties via predicate surface "declineCausedBy"
Leptis Magna invasions via predicate surface "declineCausedBy"
Leptis Magna harbour silting via predicate surface "declineCausedBy"
Green armies peasant discontent
Green armies economic hardship during civil war
Crisis of the Third Century political instability
Crisis of the Third Century military upheaval
Crisis of the Third Century economic crisis
Crisis of the Third Century external invasions
Crisis of the Third Century dynastic instability
Crisis of the Third Century frequent usurpations
Crisis of the Third Century civil wars
Crisis of the Third Century barbarian invasions
Crisis of the Third Century Sasanian invasions
Gothic War tensions between Eastern Roman Empire and Gothic groups
Gothic War pressure of Gothic migrations into imperial territory
Gothic War imperial attempts to control or settle Gothic peoples
Sack of Rome 455 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (455)
assassination of Emperor Valentinian III
Sack of Rome 455 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (455)
political instability in the Western Roman Empire
Sack of Rome 455 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (455)
breach of marriage alliance between Vandals and Western Roman Empire
Sack of Rome 455 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (455)
invitation by Empress Licinia Eudoxia (according to some sources)
1989 World Series 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake via predicate surface "interruptionCause"
surface form: Loma Prieta earthquake
Eleanor protest against British taxation
Eleanor protest against the Tea Act
Brazilian currency crisis of 1999 speculative attacks on the Brazilian real
Brazilian currency crisis of 1999 large current account deficits
Brazilian currency crisis of 1999 high public debt levels
Brazilian currency crisis of 1999 contagion from the 1997 Asian financial crisis
Brazilian currency crisis of 1999 contagion from the 1998 Russian financial crisis
Brazilian currency crisis of 1999 loss of investor confidence
Brazilian currency crisis of 1999 overvalued exchange rate
Second Libyan Civil War power struggle after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi
Second Libyan Civil War political fragmentation in Libya
Second Libyan Civil War rival governments in Libya
Second Libyan Civil War militia competition
Second Libyan Civil War regional and tribal divisions in Libya
Lilly Ledbetter gender-based pay discrimination
Time of Troubles extinction of the Rurik dynasty
Time of Troubles death of Tsar Feodor I
Time of Troubles weak central authority
Time of Troubles famine of 1601–1603
Time of Troubles succession disputes
Time of Troubles Polish–Lithuanian intervention
Time of Troubles Swedish intervention
Panic of 1893 collapse of railroad overbuilding and shaky railroad financing
Panic of 1893 speculation in railroads
Panic of 1893 declining European investment in the United States
Panic of 1893 falling U.S. gold reserves
Panic of 1893 concerns about the U.S. commitment to the gold standard
Panic of 1893 the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890