Triple
T256010
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Hong Kong |
E5438
|
entity |
| Predicate | belligerent |
P375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps was a locally raised militia and auxiliary military unit composed mainly of civilian volunteers who defended Hong Kong, notably during the Second World War.
|
E33058
|
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: Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps | Statement: [Battle of Hong Kong, belligerent, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Context triple: [Battle of Hong Kong, belligerent, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps]
-
A.
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force was a British colonial volunteer military unit in Southeast Asia, composed mainly of local European and Asian part-time soldiers who served in the defense of Singapore and Malaya before and during World War II.
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B.
Readiness Brigades
Readiness Brigades are high-readiness, rapidly deployable combat units of the Finnish Army designed to respond quickly to emerging military threats.
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C.
Territorial Defence Force
The Territorial Defence Force is a component of Poland’s armed forces composed largely of part-time volunteer soldiers trained for homeland defense, crisis response, and support to local communities.
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D.
Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 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: Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Triple: [Battle of Hong Kong, belligerent, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps]
Generated description
The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps was a locally raised militia and auxiliary military unit composed mainly of civilian volunteers who defended Hong Kong, notably during the Second World War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Target entity description: The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps was a locally raised militia and auxiliary military unit composed mainly of civilian volunteers who defended Hong Kong, notably during the Second World War.
-
A.
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force was a British colonial volunteer military unit in Southeast Asia, composed mainly of local European and Asian part-time soldiers who served in the defense of Singapore and Malaya before and during World War II.
-
B.
Readiness Brigades
Readiness Brigades are high-readiness, rapidly deployable combat units of the Finnish Army designed to respond quickly to emerging military threats.
-
C.
Territorial Defence Force
The Territorial Defence Force is a component of Poland’s armed forces composed largely of part-time volunteer soldiers trained for homeland defense, crisis response, and support to local communities.
-
D.
Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
-
E.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d5669008190978bbd7308be11f7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a37958242c81909d114fba70b4211c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:25 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a379b2662c81909903c43b544dda06 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a37a5bdbb08190a0b8a053adc6c797 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.