Triple

T20200715
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Timurid conquests E493208 entity
Predicate significantBattle P259 FINISHED
Object Sack of Damascus (1400–1401) NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Sack of Damascus (1400–1401) | Statement: [Timurid conquests, significantBattle, Sack of Damascus (1400–1401)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sack of Damascus (1400–1401)
Context triple: [Timurid conquests, significantBattle, Sack of Damascus (1400–1401)]
  • A. Siege of Damascus (1148)
    The Siege of Damascus (1148) was a failed Second Crusade attempt by Western crusader forces to capture the key Syrian city of Damascus, which ended in retreat and significantly undermined crusader prestige.
  • B. Conquest of Baghdad (1534)
    The Conquest of Baghdad (1534) was the Ottoman Empire’s capture of the city from the Safavids under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, marking a major strategic and symbolic gain in Mesopotamia.
  • C. Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260)
    The Mongol conquest of Damascus in 1260 was a brief but pivotal occupation of the Syrian city by Hulagu Khan’s forces during their westward expansion, shortly before their advance was halted by the Mamluks.
  • D. sack of Antioch
    The sack of Antioch in 540 was a devastating plundering and destruction of the Byzantine city by the Sasanian king Khosrow I, resulting in massive loss of life, enslavement, and the city’s near-ruin.
  • E. Siege of Aleppo (1260)
    The Siege of Aleppo (1260) was a key Mongol assault on the Syrian city of Aleppo during Hülegü’s campaign, contributing to the temporary collapse of Ayyubid power in the region.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sack of Damascus (1400–1401)
Target entity description: The Sack of Damascus (1400–1401) was a devastating Timurid assault led by Timur that resulted in the capture, plunder, and widespread destruction of the Mamluk-controlled city of Damascus.
  • A. Siege of Damascus (1148)
    The Siege of Damascus (1148) was a failed Second Crusade attempt by Western crusader forces to capture the key Syrian city of Damascus, which ended in retreat and significantly undermined crusader prestige.
  • B. Conquest of Baghdad (1534)
    The Conquest of Baghdad (1534) was the Ottoman Empire’s capture of the city from the Safavids under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, marking a major strategic and symbolic gain in Mesopotamia.
  • C. Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260)
    The Mongol conquest of Damascus in 1260 was a brief but pivotal occupation of the Syrian city by Hulagu Khan’s forces during their westward expansion, shortly before their advance was halted by the Mamluks.
  • D. sack of Antioch
    The sack of Antioch in 540 was a devastating plundering and destruction of the Byzantine city by the Sasanian king Khosrow I, resulting in massive loss of life, enslavement, and the city’s near-ruin.
  • E. Siege of Aleppo (1260)
    The Siege of Aleppo (1260) was a key Mongol assault on the Syrian city of Aleppo during Hülegü’s campaign, contributing to the temporary collapse of Ayyubid power in the region.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69da6269614c8190bb40475d9d477358 completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e66d8d01648190b1b3a6e03f0258d8 completed April 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:37 p.m.