Triple
T17006544
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | State of Chen |
E412584
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedSurnameGroup |
P49952
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity
The Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity are a historically prominent group of aristocratic clan names that played a major role in early Chinese noble lineages and political power structures.
|
E1244490
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity | Statement: [State of Chen, associatedSurnameGroup, Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity Context triple: [State of Chen, associatedSurnameGroup, Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity]
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A.
Lokalkulturen im Alten China
Lokalkulturen im Alten China is a scholarly work by sinologist Wolfram Eberhard that analyzes the regional cultures and social structures of ancient China.
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B.
Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project
The Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project was a large-scale Chinese government-sponsored research initiative launched in the 1990s to establish a scientifically grounded and standardized timeline for China’s earliest dynasties.
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C.
Longwen
Longwen was a historical Chinese official who served as the Governor-General of Liangguang, overseeing the imperial administration of the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.
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D.
Great Rites Controversy over imperial ancestral titles
The Great Rites Controversy over imperial ancestral titles was a major 16th-century Ming dynasty political and ideological dispute centered on the Jiajing Emperor’s challenge to established Confucian ritual norms regarding imperial succession and ancestral worship.
-
E.
Xianzu
Xianzu is the given name of Tang Xianzu, the renowned Ming dynasty Chinese playwright best known for his romantic drama "The Peony Pavilion."
- 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: Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity Triple: [State of Chen, associatedSurnameGroup, Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity]
Generated description
The Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity are a historically prominent group of aristocratic clan names that played a major role in early Chinese noble lineages and political power structures.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity Target entity description: The Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity are a historically prominent group of aristocratic clan names that played a major role in early Chinese noble lineages and political power structures.
-
A.
Lokalkulturen im Alten China
Lokalkulturen im Alten China is a scholarly work by sinologist Wolfram Eberhard that analyzes the regional cultures and social structures of ancient China.
-
B.
Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project
The Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project was a large-scale Chinese government-sponsored research initiative launched in the 1990s to establish a scientifically grounded and standardized timeline for China’s earliest dynasties.
-
C.
Longwen
Longwen was a historical Chinese official who served as the Governor-General of Liangguang, overseeing the imperial administration of the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.
-
D.
Great Rites Controversy over imperial ancestral titles
The Great Rites Controversy over imperial ancestral titles was a major 16th-century Ming dynasty political and ideological dispute centered on the Jiajing Emperor’s challenge to established Confucian ritual norms regarding imperial succession and ancestral worship.
-
E.
Xianzu
Xianzu is the given name of Tang Xianzu, the renowned Ming dynasty Chinese playwright best known for his romantic drama "The Peony Pavilion."
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: associatedSurnameGroup Context triple: [State of Chen, associatedSurnameGroup, Eight Great Surnames of Chinese antiquity]
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A.
associatedSurname
chosen
Indicates that one entity has a surname that is linked or connected to another entity, such as a person, family, or name record.
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B.
surnameAssociatedWithField
Indicates that a particular surname is commonly linked or connected to a specific professional, academic, or activity-related field.
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C.
associatedName
Indicates that one entity has an alternative or related name that is linked or connected to another entity.
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D.
hasLastNameInCommonWith
Indicates that two entities share the same last name.
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E.
usedWithSurname
Indicates that something (typically a given name or title) is used together with a particular surname in naming or reference.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69d886cb581c8190ab05f4b429c9cd85 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d3831268819089286053a5acf653 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00dc222d108190934ef2b3aa46aa22 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0114d7d03c8190943777f4eac956fd |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01159a08b081908fc82adc7cca532a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e35d552bc08190af17ef7659e094ef |
completed | April 18, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:32 a.m.