Triple

T301339
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject French colonial empire E6203 entity
Predicate territory P2160 FINISHED
Object New France
New France was the vast area of North America colonized by France from the early 16th century until 1763, encompassing regions such as Canada, Acadia, and Louisiana.
E38729 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: New France | Statement: [French colonial empire, territory, New France]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New France
Context triple: [French colonial empire, territory, New France]
  • A. Dominion of Canada
    The Dominion of Canada was the semi-autonomous federal state established in 1867 that formed the foundation of modern Canada within the British Empire.
  • B. Province of Quebec
    The Province of Quebec was a British colonial territory in North America that encompassed much of present-day Quebec and parts of surrounding regions following the Seven Years' War.
  • C. Francophonie
    Francophonie is the global community of French-speaking countries, regions, and peoples connected by the use of the French language and shared cultural and institutional ties.
  • D. France
    France is a major Western European nation known for its influential history, culture, and economy, and as a founding member of the European Union and the United Nations.
  • E. Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe is a Caribbean archipelago that forms an overseas region and department of France, known for its blend of French and Creole culture, volcanic landscapes, and beaches.
  • 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: New France
Triple: [French colonial empire, territory, New France]
Generated description
New France was the vast area of North America colonized by France from the early 16th century until 1763, encompassing regions such as Canada, Acadia, and Louisiana.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New France
Target entity description: New France was the vast area of North America colonized by France from the early 16th century until 1763, encompassing regions such as Canada, Acadia, and Louisiana.
  • A. Dominion of Canada
    The Dominion of Canada was the semi-autonomous federal state established in 1867 that formed the foundation of modern Canada within the British Empire.
  • B. Province of Quebec
    The Province of Quebec was a British colonial territory in North America that encompassed much of present-day Quebec and parts of surrounding regions following the Seven Years' War.
  • C. Francophonie
    Francophonie is the global community of French-speaking countries, regions, and peoples connected by the use of the French language and shared cultural and institutional ties.
  • D. France
    France is a major Western European nation known for its influential history, culture, and economy, and as a founding member of the European Union and the United Nations.
  • E. Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe is a Caribbean archipelago that forms an overseas region and department of France, known for its blend of French and Creole culture, volcanic landscapes, and beaches.
  • 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_69a2e79230508190b912ecb555aae17e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2e9e6a8308190b9bd15310e324504 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3aba2b38c8190b841014b24e14822 completed March 1, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3ac0b64308190956008df6d428a09 completed March 1, 2026, 3:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3ac5db93c81908b34faab2b1263c6 completed March 1, 2026, 3:02 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.