Triple
T1570198
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hafez al-Assad |
E33520
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maher al-Assad
Maher al-Assad is a powerful Syrian military commander and brother of President Bashar al-Assad, known for leading elite army units and playing a key role in the country's security apparatus.
|
E186811
|
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: Maher al-Assad | Statement: [Hafez al-Assad, child, Maher al-Assad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maher al-Assad Context triple: [Hafez al-Assad, child, Maher al-Assad]
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A.
Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad is the long-time authoritarian president of Syria, whose rule has been marked by a brutal civil war, widespread human rights abuses, and significant international controversy.
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B.
Bassel al-Assad
Bassel al-Assad was the eldest son of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad and a groomed heir to Syria’s leadership before his death in a car accident in 1994.
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C.
Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad was the long-serving president of Syria and a central figure in Arab-Israeli politics, known for his authoritarian rule and strategic role in regional diplomacy.
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D.
Ahmad Jarba
Ahmad Jarba is a Syrian opposition politician who served as president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces during the Syrian Civil War.
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E.
Rafiq al-Natsheh
Rafiq al-Natsheh is a Palestinian politician who has held senior leadership roles in Palestinian governance and within the Fatah movement.
- 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: Maher al-Assad Triple: [Hafez al-Assad, child, Maher al-Assad]
Generated description
Maher al-Assad is a powerful Syrian military commander and brother of President Bashar al-Assad, known for leading elite army units and playing a key role in the country's security apparatus.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maher al-Assad Target entity description: Maher al-Assad is a powerful Syrian military commander and brother of President Bashar al-Assad, known for leading elite army units and playing a key role in the country's security apparatus.
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A.
Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad is the long-time authoritarian president of Syria, whose rule has been marked by a brutal civil war, widespread human rights abuses, and significant international controversy.
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B.
Bassel al-Assad
Bassel al-Assad was the eldest son of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad and a groomed heir to Syria’s leadership before his death in a car accident in 1994.
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C.
Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad was the long-serving president of Syria and a central figure in Arab-Israeli politics, known for his authoritarian rule and strategic role in regional diplomacy.
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D.
Ahmad Jarba
Ahmad Jarba is a Syrian opposition politician who served as president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces during the Syrian Civil War.
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E.
Rafiq al-Natsheh
Rafiq al-Natsheh is a Palestinian politician who has held senior leadership roles in Palestinian governance and within the Fatah movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69a885f11b048190935025a035302715 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a908b67304819081ad555000e51197 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad608ae5b4819080d769d6f6cbacda |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad6286a3348190b096983defe3fb5b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad631b20108190a93950a3d22b6831 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.