Triple
T3888977
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tea Horse Road |
E88010
|
entity |
| Predicate | linkedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Yunnan–Tibet corridor
The Yunnan–Tibet corridor is a historic trans-Himalayan passage in southwest China that served as a key segment of ancient trade routes connecting Yunnan to Tibet across rugged, high-altitude terrain.
|
E88010
|
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: Yunnan–Tibet corridor | Statement: [Tea Horse Road, linkedTo, Yunnan–Tibet corridor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yunnan–Tibet corridor Context triple: [Tea Horse Road, linkedTo, Yunnan–Tibet corridor]
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A.
Tea Horse Road
The Tea Horse Road was an ancient network of trade routes in Southwest China used primarily to transport tea to Tibet and beyond in exchange for horses, linking Chinese, Tibetan, and Southeast Asian cultures.
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B.
Trans-Karakoram Tract
The Trans-Karakoram Tract is a remote, high-altitude border region in the Karakoram mountains, administered by China but claimed by India as part of Kashmir.
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C.
China National Highway 219
China National Highway 219 is a remote strategic highway in western China that runs along the disputed border regions, including the Aksai Chin area contested with India.
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D.
Wakhan Corridor
The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow, mountainous strip of northeastern Afghanistan that separates Tajikistan from Pakistan and connects Afghanistan to China.
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E.
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
- 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: Yunnan–Tibet corridor Triple: [Tea Horse Road, linkedTo, Yunnan–Tibet corridor]
Generated description
The Yunnan–Tibet corridor is a historic trans-Himalayan passage in southwest China that served as a key segment of ancient trade routes connecting Yunnan to Tibet across rugged, high-altitude terrain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yunnan–Tibet corridor Target entity description: The Yunnan–Tibet corridor is a historic trans-Himalayan passage in southwest China that served as a key segment of ancient trade routes connecting Yunnan to Tibet across rugged, high-altitude terrain.
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A.
Tea Horse Road
chosen
The Tea Horse Road was an ancient network of trade routes in Southwest China used primarily to transport tea to Tibet and beyond in exchange for horses, linking Chinese, Tibetan, and Southeast Asian cultures.
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B.
Trans-Karakoram Tract
The Trans-Karakoram Tract is a remote, high-altitude border region in the Karakoram mountains, administered by China but claimed by India as part of Kashmir.
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C.
China National Highway 219
China National Highway 219 is a remote strategic highway in western China that runs along the disputed border regions, including the Aksai Chin area contested with India.
-
D.
Wakhan Corridor
The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow, mountainous strip of northeastern Afghanistan that separates Tajikistan from Pakistan and connects Afghanistan to China.
-
E.
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
- F. None of above.
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_69aed9466d548190939f5217a23ed4ac |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeecad4bf081909ae45a69d22468fa |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b51c8f299c8190a6a53ec59837b402 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b51d51e52881908f798b12ee123d69 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b51dba68fc8190b02b0ca47f4f7803 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:21 p.m.