Triple
T2320586
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Self-Strengthening Movement |
E51169
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyFigure |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zhang Zhidong
Zhang Zhidong was a prominent late Qing dynasty official and reformer who championed selective modernization of China’s military, industry, and education while preserving Confucian traditions.
|
E262010
|
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: Zhang Zhidong | Statement: [Self-Strengthening Movement, keyFigure, Zhang Zhidong]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zhang Zhidong Context triple: [Self-Strengthening Movement, keyFigure, Zhang Zhidong]
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A.
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman and military leader best known for his role in modernizing China’s military and suppressing major rebellions during the Self-Strengthening Movement.
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B.
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman, diplomat, and military leader who played a key role in China's self-strengthening efforts and negotiations with foreign powers.
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C.
Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman, military leader, and Confucian scholar best known for organizing the Xiang Army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion and for spearheading early modernization efforts in China.
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D.
Sheng Xuanhuai
Sheng Xuanhuai was a late Qing dynasty Chinese industrialist and statesman who played a key role in China's early modernization, particularly in industry, commerce, and education.
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E.
Tang Shengzhi
Tang Shengzhi was a Chinese Nationalist general best known for his controversial leadership during the Second Sino-Japanese War, particularly in the defense and fall of Nanjing in 1937.
- 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: Zhang Zhidong Triple: [Self-Strengthening Movement, keyFigure, Zhang Zhidong]
Generated description
Zhang Zhidong was a prominent late Qing dynasty official and reformer who championed selective modernization of China’s military, industry, and education while preserving Confucian traditions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zhang Zhidong Target entity description: Zhang Zhidong was a prominent late Qing dynasty official and reformer who championed selective modernization of China’s military, industry, and education while preserving Confucian traditions.
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A.
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman and military leader best known for his role in modernizing China’s military and suppressing major rebellions during the Self-Strengthening Movement.
-
B.
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman, diplomat, and military leader who played a key role in China's self-strengthening efforts and negotiations with foreign powers.
-
C.
Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman, military leader, and Confucian scholar best known for organizing the Xiang Army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion and for spearheading early modernization efforts in China.
-
D.
Sheng Xuanhuai
Sheng Xuanhuai was a late Qing dynasty Chinese industrialist and statesman who played a key role in China's early modernization, particularly in industry, commerce, and education.
-
E.
Tang Shengzhi
Tang Shengzhi was a Chinese Nationalist general best known for his controversial leadership during the Second Sino-Japanese War, particularly in the defense and fall of Nanjing in 1937.
- 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_69a88b074b908190ae983dbca7757d88 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc632474c8190972b4611a3a4ff8f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aeb3bbea88819089f069be4d369692 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aeb46f882881909294a3698ead865e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aeb4c715a88190b1009a2cf1d95441 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.