Triple
T301376
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | French colonial empire |
E6203
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
French Union
The French Union was a political entity established after World War II to reorganize France’s relationship with its colonies and overseas territories within a quasi-federal framework.
|
E39472
|
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: French Union | Statement: [French colonial empire, successor, French Union]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Union Context triple: [French colonial empire, successor, French Union]
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A.
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.
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B.
French Republic
The French Republic is the modern democratic nation-state of France, founded on principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity and governed by republican institutions.
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C.
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.
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D.
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
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E.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) is a small French overseas territorial collectivity off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, and the last remaining vestige of France’s former North American colonial empire.
- 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: French Union Triple: [French colonial empire, successor, French Union]
Generated description
The French Union was a political entity established after World War II to reorganize France’s relationship with its colonies and overseas territories within a quasi-federal framework.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Union Target entity description: The French Union was a political entity established after World War II to reorganize France’s relationship with its colonies and overseas territories within a quasi-federal framework.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
French Republic
The French Republic is the modern democratic nation-state of France, founded on principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity and governed by republican institutions.
-
C.
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.
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D.
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
-
E.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) is a small French overseas territorial collectivity off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, and the last remaining vestige of France’s former North American colonial empire.
- 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_69a3b47185f48190813159f932c0af9a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 3:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3b4da227c8190bb172bb78484ce46 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3b52e995c819084fe2b4983f6cfcc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 3:40 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.