Triple
T2320601
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Self-Strengthening Movement |
E51169
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableProject |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
China Merchants Steam Navigation Company
The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company was a pioneering late Qing dynasty Chinese shipping enterprise that symbolized the country's early efforts at state-led industrial and commercial modernization.
|
E256154
|
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: China Merchants Steam Navigation Company | Statement: [Self-Strengthening Movement, notableProject, China Merchants Steam Navigation Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: China Merchants Steam Navigation Company Context triple: [Self-Strengthening Movement, notableProject, China Merchants Steam Navigation Company]
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A.
Shanghai International Port Group
Shanghai International Port Group is a major Chinese state-owned enterprise that operates and manages the Port of Shanghai, one of the world’s busiest container ports.
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B.
British India Steam Navigation Company
The British India Steam Navigation Company was a major British shipping line that operated extensive passenger and cargo services across the Indian Ocean, connecting Britain with India, East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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C.
South Manchuria Railway Company
The South Manchuria Railway Company was a powerful Japanese state-backed enterprise that operated railways and administered extensive economic and colonial interests in Manchuria in the early 20th century.
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D.
Oriental Limited
Oriental Limited was a premier named passenger train that provided luxury long-distance service on the Great Northern Railway in the early 20th century.
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E.
K Line
K Line is a light rail route in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system serving neighborhoods in South Los Angeles and connecting to key transit hubs.
- 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: China Merchants Steam Navigation Company Triple: [Self-Strengthening Movement, notableProject, China Merchants Steam Navigation Company]
Generated description
The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company was a pioneering late Qing dynasty Chinese shipping enterprise that symbolized the country's early efforts at state-led industrial and commercial modernization.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: China Merchants Steam Navigation Company Target entity description: The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company was a pioneering late Qing dynasty Chinese shipping enterprise that symbolized the country's early efforts at state-led industrial and commercial modernization.
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A.
Shanghai International Port Group
Shanghai International Port Group is a major Chinese state-owned enterprise that operates and manages the Port of Shanghai, one of the world’s busiest container ports.
-
B.
British India Steam Navigation Company
The British India Steam Navigation Company was a major British shipping line that operated extensive passenger and cargo services across the Indian Ocean, connecting Britain with India, East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
-
C.
South Manchuria Railway Company
The South Manchuria Railway Company was a powerful Japanese state-backed enterprise that operated railways and administered extensive economic and colonial interests in Manchuria in the early 20th century.
-
D.
Oriental Limited
Oriental Limited was a premier named passenger train that provided luxury long-distance service on the Great Northern Railway in the early 20th century.
-
E.
K Line
K Line is a light rail route in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system serving neighborhoods in South Los Angeles and connecting to key transit hubs.
- 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_69ae896911908190b53954dbf854cc18 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae8d2dcc8081908d4274b2287ff2b8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:04 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae8d786a648190acf0a14e0d4a120c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.