Triple

T1695754
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shang dynasty E36653 entity
Predicate follows P134 FINISHED
Object Xia dynasty
The Xia dynasty is traditionally regarded as the first dynasty in Chinese history, preceding the Shang and marking the beginning of China’s dynastic era in legend and early historical records.
E213310 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: Xia dynasty | Statement: [Shang dynasty, follows, Xia dynasty]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xia dynasty
Context triple: [Shang dynasty, follows, Xia dynasty]
  • A. Shang dynasty
    The Shang dynasty was one of ancient China’s earliest recorded dynasties, known for its bronze casting, oracle bone inscriptions, and the development of a complex state society along the Yellow River.
  • B. Zhou dynasty
    The Zhou dynasty was an ancient Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Shang, introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven, and laid much of the cultural and political foundation for later Chinese civilization.
  • 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. Sui dynasty
    The Sui dynasty was a short-lived but pivotal Chinese imperial dynasty (581–618 CE) that reunified China after centuries of division and laid the foundations for the subsequent Tang dynasty through major administrative and infrastructural reforms.
  • E. Han dynasty
    The Han dynasty was a long-lasting imperial Chinese dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) known for consolidating central rule, expanding territory, and fostering major advances in culture, technology, and the Silk Road trade.
  • 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: Xia dynasty
Triple: [Shang dynasty, follows, Xia dynasty]
Generated description
The Xia dynasty is traditionally regarded as the first dynasty in Chinese history, preceding the Shang and marking the beginning of China’s dynastic era in legend and early historical records.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xia dynasty
Target entity description: The Xia dynasty is traditionally regarded as the first dynasty in Chinese history, preceding the Shang and marking the beginning of China’s dynastic era in legend and early historical records.
  • A. Shang dynasty
    The Shang dynasty was one of ancient China’s earliest recorded dynasties, known for its bronze casting, oracle bone inscriptions, and the development of a complex state society along the Yellow River.
  • B. Zhou dynasty
    The Zhou dynasty was an ancient Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Shang, introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven, and laid much of the cultural and political foundation for later Chinese civilization.
  • 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. Sui dynasty
    The Sui dynasty was a short-lived but pivotal Chinese imperial dynasty (581–618 CE) that reunified China after centuries of division and laid the foundations for the subsequent Tang dynasty through major administrative and infrastructural reforms.
  • E. Han dynasty
    The Han dynasty was a long-lasting imperial Chinese dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) known for consolidating central rule, expanding territory, and fostering major advances in culture, technology, and the Silk Road trade.
  • 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_69a886163dec8190859c514232a37a05 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa62b645a081909dafdf7a32f2a389 completed March 6, 2026, 5:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adeac88e488190aeb6e7a1063405b7 completed March 8, 2026, 9:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adeb8a0a64819087e4505089e93093 completed March 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adec6fcaac8190b43d0cd1aa613c95 completed March 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.