Triple
T4143809
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zeng |
E89334
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zeng Guofan |
E256151
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Zeng Guofan | Statement: [Zeng, hasNotableBearer, Zeng Guofan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeng Guofan Context triple: [Zeng, hasNotableBearer, Zeng Guofan]
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A.
Zeng Guofan
chosen
Zeng Guofan was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman, military leader, and Confucian scholar best known for organizing the Xiang Army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion and for spearheading early modernization efforts in China.
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B.
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman and military leader best known for his role in modernizing China’s military and suppressing major rebellions during the Self-Strengthening Movement.
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C.
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman, diplomat, and military leader who played a key role in China's self-strengthening efforts and negotiations with foreign powers.
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D.
Zhang Zhidong
Zhang Zhidong was a prominent late Qing dynasty official and reformer who championed selective modernization of China’s military, industry, and education while preserving Confucian traditions.
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E.
Sheng Xuanhuai
Sheng Xuanhuai was a late Qing dynasty Chinese industrialist and statesman who played a key role in China's early modernization, particularly in industry, commerce, and education.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69aed95785788190ae75bcf0cd1cafdf |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af025d2984819095f299327cc399d5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b576d2f1788190847d38a384abbe67 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:43 p.m.