Triple
T16731580
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Macartney Embassy of 1793 |
E406603
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Canton System |
E579839
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Canton System | Statement: [Macartney Embassy of 1793, relatedTo, Canton System]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canton System Context triple: [Macartney Embassy of 1793, relatedTo, Canton System]
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A.
Canton System
chosen
The Canton System was an 18th–19th century Chinese trade regime that restricted foreign commerce to the port of Guangzhou (Canton) under strict imperial control, shaping early Western economic relations with China.
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B.
Indian Ocean trade network
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
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C.
East–West maritime trade routes
East–West maritime trade routes are major historical and modern sea lanes that connect Asian, Middle Eastern, African, and European regions, enabling large-scale exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
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D.
Treaty Ports
The Treaty Ports were a group of strategic Irish harbours retained under British control after the establishment of the Irish Free State, primarily for naval and military purposes.
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E.
South Seas Mandate
The South Seas Mandate was a former League of Nations mandate administered by Japan after World War I, comprising several Pacific islands that later became strategically important in World War II.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d8838f242881908abd8bc138795886 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e39c362bb88190921fab43d76c3ee8 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a009d4a94688190aabe56c34e8cc2c3 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:20 a.m.