Triple
T21652721
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith |
E534377
|
entity |
| Predicate | warServedIn |
P13112
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Vietnam War |
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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: Vietnam War | Statement: [Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, warServedIn, Vietnam War]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vietnam War Context triple: [Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, warServedIn, Vietnam War]
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A.
Vietnam War
chosen
The Vietnam War was a protracted Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily between communist North Vietnam and U.S.-backed South Vietnam, that profoundly shaped global politics, military strategy, and American society.
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B.
Indochina conflicts
The Indochina conflicts were a series of mid-20th-century wars in Southeast Asia involving decolonization struggles, Cold War rivalries, and regional power contests centered on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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C.
Vietnam II
Vietnam II is a politically charged painting by American artist Leon Golub that depicts the brutality and psychological impact of the Vietnam War.
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D.
First Indochina War
The First Indochina War was a conflict from 1946 to 1954 between French colonial forces and the Viet Minh that led to the end of French rule in Indochina and set the stage for the Vietnam War.
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E.
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was a U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War that sought to shift combat responsibilities to South Vietnamese forces while gradually withdrawing American troops.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: warServedIn Context triple: [Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, warServedIn, Vietnam War]
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A.
hadMilitaryServiceFrom
Indicates that an entity performed or was engaged in military service starting from a specified point in time.
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B.
placeOfMilitaryService
Indicates the location or institution where a person performed their military service.
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C.
militaryUnitTypeServed
Indicates that an entity served in, or was a member of, a specific type of military unit.
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D.
warParticipatedIn
chosen
Indicates that an entity took part as a combatant or active participant in a specific war or armed conflict.
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E.
countryOfMilitaryService
Indicates that an entity served or is serving in the armed forces of a specified country.
- F. None of above.
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_69e0c466aec88190ba39c7543dbc8ba2 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ef591594a08190bf0ddd0a0c0922ba |
completed | April 27, 2026, 12:39 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e696826c3c81909270791e79760937 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:36 p.m.