Triple
T15177521
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 1792–1793 overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean |
E362648
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
North American fur trade
The North American fur trade was a major economic and cultural enterprise from the 16th to 19th centuries in which Indigenous peoples, European powers, and later American interests exchanged animal pelts—especially beaver—for manufactured goods, driving exploration, settlement, and conflict across the continent.
|
E885907
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: North American fur trade | Statement: [1792–1793 overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean, relatedTo, North American fur trade]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American fur trade Context triple: [1792–1793 overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean, relatedTo, North American fur trade]
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A.
Atlantic fur trade
The Atlantic fur trade was a vast early modern commercial network linking European markets with North American and other Atlantic-world regions through the exchange of animal pelts, especially beaver, for manufactured goods and other commodities.
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B.
Great Lakes fur trade
The Great Lakes fur trade was a major early North American economic network in which Indigenous peoples and European traders exchanged animal pelts—especially beaver—for manufactured goods, shaping the region’s exploration, settlement, and cultural interactions.
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C.
Russian fur trade era
The Russian fur trade era was a period from the late 18th to mid-19th century when Russian explorers, traders, and the Russian-American Company exploited North Pacific sea otter and other fur resources, profoundly impacting Indigenous peoples and shaping early colonial history in Alaska.
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D.
Rocky Mountains fur trade
The Rocky Mountains fur trade was a 19th-century North American economic and exploration enterprise centered on trapping and trading animal pelts in the Rocky Mountain region, involving mountain men, Native American tribes, and fur companies.
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E.
Red River trade
Red River trade refers to the historical commerce and transportation network along the Red River that shaped the economic and cultural development of the Ark-La-Tex region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: North American fur trade Triple: [1792–1793 overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean, relatedTo, North American fur trade]
Generated description
The North American fur trade was a major economic and cultural enterprise from the 16th to 19th centuries in which Indigenous peoples, European powers, and later American interests exchanged animal pelts—especially beaver—for manufactured goods, driving exploration, settlement, and conflict across the continent.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American fur trade Target entity description: The North American fur trade was a major economic and cultural enterprise from the 16th to 19th centuries in which Indigenous peoples, European powers, and later American interests exchanged animal pelts—especially beaver—for manufactured goods, driving exploration, settlement, and conflict across the continent.
-
A.
Atlantic fur trade
The Atlantic fur trade was a vast early modern commercial network linking European markets with North American and other Atlantic-world regions through the exchange of animal pelts, especially beaver, for manufactured goods and other commodities.
-
B.
Great Lakes fur trade
chosen
The Great Lakes fur trade was a major early North American economic network in which Indigenous peoples and European traders exchanged animal pelts—especially beaver—for manufactured goods, shaping the region’s exploration, settlement, and cultural interactions.
-
C.
Russian fur trade era
The Russian fur trade era was a period from the late 18th to mid-19th century when Russian explorers, traders, and the Russian-American Company exploited North Pacific sea otter and other fur resources, profoundly impacting Indigenous peoples and shaping early colonial history in Alaska.
-
D.
Rocky Mountains fur trade
The Rocky Mountains fur trade was a 19th-century North American economic and exploration enterprise centered on trapping and trading animal pelts in the Rocky Mountain region, involving mountain men, Native American tribes, and fur companies.
-
E.
Red River trade
Red River trade refers to the historical commerce and transportation network along the Red River that shaped the economic and cultural development of the Ark-La-Tex region.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d85a09a39c81908759f23268e2d408 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e00663b4148190b647592eda315d1d |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fec89061548190b0b10da00b8d937e |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fec91a2d708190bcc67793c46b2a61 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69feca0d38088190910dbf4f2538a9d4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:09 a.m.