Triple

T3376369
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Portuguese America E71074 entity
Predicate includedTerritory P285 FINISHED
Object State of Maranhão
The State of Maranhão was a colonial administrative division of the Portuguese Empire in South America, encompassing parts of what is now northern Brazil.
 E353208 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: State of Maranhão | Statement: [Portuguese America, includedTerritory, State of Maranhão]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: State of Maranhão
Context triple: [Portuguese America, includedTerritory, State of Maranhão]
  • A. Piauí
    Piauí is a state in northeastern Brazil known for its semi-arid landscapes, short Atlantic coastline, and rich archaeological sites such as those in Serra da Capivara National Park.
  • B. Ceará
    Ceará is a state in northeastern Brazil known for its long Atlantic coastline, semi-arid interior, and vibrant cultural traditions centered around its capital, Fortaleza.
  • C. Pernambuco
    Pernambuco is a northeastern Brazilian state known for its historic capital Recife, rich colonial and Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage, and significant role in Brazil’s sugarcane economy.
  • D. State of Espírito Santo
    The State of Espírito Santo is a coastal state in southeastern Brazil known for its Atlantic beaches, port cities like Vitória, and a mix of mountainous inland regions and maritime economy.
  • E. Sergipe
    Sergipe is a small coastal state in northeastern Brazil known for its Atlantic shoreline, colonial history, and role in the broader Dutch and Portuguese colonial era.
  • 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: State of Maranhão
Triple: [Portuguese America, includedTerritory, State of Maranhão]
Generated description
The State of Maranhão was a colonial administrative division of the Portuguese Empire in South America, encompassing parts of what is now northern Brazil.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: State of Maranhão
Target entity description: The State of Maranhão was a colonial administrative division of the Portuguese Empire in South America, encompassing parts of what is now northern Brazil.
  • A. Piauí
    Piauí is a state in northeastern Brazil known for its semi-arid landscapes, short Atlantic coastline, and rich archaeological sites such as those in Serra da Capivara National Park.
  • B. Ceará
    Ceará is a state in northeastern Brazil known for its long Atlantic coastline, semi-arid interior, and vibrant cultural traditions centered around its capital, Fortaleza.
  • C. Pernambuco
    Pernambuco is a northeastern Brazilian state known for its historic capital Recife, rich colonial and Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage, and significant role in Brazil’s sugarcane economy.
  • D. State of Espírito Santo
    The State of Espírito Santo is a coastal state in southeastern Brazil known for its Atlantic beaches, port cities like Vitória, and a mix of mountainous inland regions and maritime economy.
  • E. Sergipe
    Sergipe is a small coastal state in northeastern Brazil known for its Atlantic shoreline, colonial history, and role in the broader Dutch and Portuguese colonial era.
  • 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_69ad85a7f80c8190a05e43013f298942 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb2e776508190bc123fb17b36f062 completed March 8, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b334465b50819080c6f23eaa6583be completed March 12, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b337ff20fc8190ab838866f14a36d4 completed March 12, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b338ce8fb48190a6983a72d4cc1b5d completed March 12, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.