Triple

T1647491
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Warring States period E35614 entity
Predicate endCause P1400 FINISHED
Object Qin conquest of rival states
The Qin conquest of rival states was the late 3rd-century BCE military campaign through which the Qin state defeated and annexed the other major Chinese states, leading to the first unification of China under the Qin dynasty.
E185654 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: Qin conquest of rival states | Statement: [Warring States period, endCause, Qin conquest of rival states]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qin conquest of rival states
Context triple: [Warring States period, endCause, Qin conquest of rival states]
  • A. state of Qin
    The state of Qin was an ancient Chinese kingdom in the western region of China that rose to power during the Warring States period and ultimately unified China, laying the foundation for the Qin dynasty.
  • B. Warring States period
    The Warring States period was a turbulent era in ancient Chinese history (c. 475–221 BCE) marked by intense warfare among rival states, major philosophical developments, and the eventual unification of China under the Qin dynasty.
  • C. Qin dynasty
    The Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of a unified China, known for centralizing power, standardizing writing and measurements, and initiating construction of the Great Wall.
  • D. State of Chu
    The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.
  • E. Wars of the Three Kingdoms
    The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of interconnected civil conflicts across England, Scotland, and Ireland in the mid-17th century, driven by struggles over monarchy, religion, and governance.
  • 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: Qin conquest of rival states
Triple: [Warring States period, endCause, Qin conquest of rival states]
Generated description
The Qin conquest of rival states was the late 3rd-century BCE military campaign through which the Qin state defeated and annexed the other major Chinese states, leading to the first unification of China under the Qin dynasty.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qin conquest of rival states
Target entity description: The Qin conquest of rival states was the late 3rd-century BCE military campaign through which the Qin state defeated and annexed the other major Chinese states, leading to the first unification of China under the Qin dynasty.
  • A. state of Qin
    The state of Qin was an ancient Chinese kingdom in the western region of China that rose to power during the Warring States period and ultimately unified China, laying the foundation for the Qin dynasty.
  • B. Warring States period
    The Warring States period was a turbulent era in ancient Chinese history (c. 475–221 BCE) marked by intense warfare among rival states, major philosophical developments, and the eventual unification of China under the Qin dynasty.
  • C. Qin dynasty
    The Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of a unified China, known for centralizing power, standardizing writing and measurements, and initiating construction of the Great Wall.
  • D. State of Chu
    The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.
  • E. Wars of the Three Kingdoms
    The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of interconnected civil conflicts across England, Scotland, and Ireland in the mid-17th century, driven by struggles over monarchy, religion, and governance.
  • 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_69a8860568888190a32cd9f70acbba42 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90a640ea88190822906da575d5165 completed March 5, 2026, 4:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad60a4bd5481908b46f44364c15592 completed March 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad617fea508190ae6fa86cf9ea814a completed March 8, 2026, 11:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad62028a448190a0c3f0dadae6a741 completed March 8, 2026, 11:48 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.