Triple

T2931372
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Islamic astronomy E78962 entity
Predicate hasKeyText P7166 FINISHED
Object Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani
Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani is a 15th-century astronomical star catalogue and set of planetary tables compiled at the Samarkand observatory, renowned for its remarkably accurate measurements and lasting influence on later astronomy.
E316752 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: Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani | Statement: [Islamic astronomy, hasKeyText, Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani
Context triple: [Islamic astronomy, hasKeyText, Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani]
  • A. Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi
    Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi is a seminal medieval astronomical handbook that refined Ptolemaic models and provided highly accurate planetary and solar tables widely used in the Islamic world and later in Europe.
  • B. Al-Zarqali's Toledan Tables
    Al-Zarqali's Toledan Tables are a highly influential set of medieval astronomical tables, compiled in Toledo, that provided precise planetary positions and were widely used across the Islamic world and later in Europe.
  • C. Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
    Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
  • D. Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
    Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is a 10th-century astronomical treatise that systematically revised and illustrated Ptolemy’s star catalog, becoming a foundational work in medieval Islamic and later European astronomy.
  • E. Maragha observatory
    The Maragha observatory was a major 13th-century astronomical center in Persia, renowned for its advanced instruments and influential contributions to Islamic and global astronomy.
  • 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: Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani
Triple: [Islamic astronomy, hasKeyText, Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani]
Generated description
Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani is a 15th-century astronomical star catalogue and set of planetary tables compiled at the Samarkand observatory, renowned for its remarkably accurate measurements and lasting influence on later astronomy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani
Target entity description: Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani is a 15th-century astronomical star catalogue and set of planetary tables compiled at the Samarkand observatory, renowned for its remarkably accurate measurements and lasting influence on later astronomy.
  • A. Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi
    Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi is a seminal medieval astronomical handbook that refined Ptolemaic models and provided highly accurate planetary and solar tables widely used in the Islamic world and later in Europe.
  • B. Al-Zarqali's Toledan Tables
    Al-Zarqali's Toledan Tables are a highly influential set of medieval astronomical tables, compiled in Toledo, that provided precise planetary positions and were widely used across the Islamic world and later in Europe.
  • C. Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
    Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
  • D. Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
    Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is a 10th-century astronomical treatise that systematically revised and illustrated Ptolemy’s star catalog, becoming a foundational work in medieval Islamic and later European astronomy.
  • E. Maragha observatory
    The Maragha observatory was a major 13th-century astronomical center in Persia, renowned for its advanced instruments and influential contributions to Islamic and global astronomy.
  • 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_69ad8b0d40b481908bc2a5fa2e73c3fb completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad980368e48190a50b59917af4786a completed March 8, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b108d249608190b386450c2ccab609 completed March 11, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b10ce809d48190810236535c3316ad completed March 11, 2026, 6:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b10d22bbd48190b9878b4b0421c004 completed March 11, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:55 p.m.