Triple

T4299101
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Northern Wei dynasty E99788 entity
Predicate precededBy P97 FINISHED
Object Former Qin
Former Qin was a short-lived but powerful Di-led dynasty during China's Sixteen Kingdoms period that briefly unified much of northern China in the 4th century.
E429971 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: Former Qin | Statement: [Northern Wei dynasty, precededBy, Former Qin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Former Qin
Context triple: [Northern Wei dynasty, precededBy, Former Qin]
  • A. state of Qin
    The state of Qin was an ancient Chinese kingdom in the western region of China that rose to power during the Warring States period and ultimately unified China, laying the foundation for the Qin dynasty.
  • B. Qin dynasty
    The Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of a unified China, known for centralizing power, standardizing writing and measurements, and initiating construction of the Great Wall.
  • C. State of Han
    The State of Han was a minor Warring States–period kingdom in ancient China, situated in central China and often overshadowed and pressured by more powerful neighbors such as Qin and Chu.
  • D. State of Yue
    The State of Yue was an ancient Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and early Warring States periods, known for its maritime strength and legendary rivalry with the State of Wu.
  • E. State of Chu
    The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.
  • 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: Former Qin
Triple: [Northern Wei dynasty, precededBy, Former Qin]
Generated description
Former Qin was a short-lived but powerful Di-led dynasty during China's Sixteen Kingdoms period that briefly unified much of northern China in the 4th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Former Qin
Target entity description: Former Qin was a short-lived but powerful Di-led dynasty during China's Sixteen Kingdoms period that briefly unified much of northern China in the 4th century.
  • A. state of Qin
    The state of Qin was an ancient Chinese kingdom in the western region of China that rose to power during the Warring States period and ultimately unified China, laying the foundation for the Qin dynasty.
  • B. Qin dynasty
    The Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of a unified China, known for centralizing power, standardizing writing and measurements, and initiating construction of the Great Wall.
  • C. State of Han
    The State of Han was a minor Warring States–period kingdom in ancient China, situated in central China and often overshadowed and pressured by more powerful neighbors such as Qin and Chu.
  • D. State of Yue
    The State of Yue was an ancient Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and early Warring States periods, known for its maritime strength and legendary rivalry with the State of Wu.
  • E. State of Chu
    The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.
  • 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_69b345528ebc8190b5abc7e95094792d completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3509d39348190aa83304661230cba completed March 12, 2026, 11:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5c746c9108190a1a81e94b4768f3c completed March 14, 2026, 8:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5c929aec48190bb9a00b7086afe01 completed March 14, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5c993a9388190a52e573b013dbe29 completed March 14, 2026, 8:48 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:08 p.m.