Triple
T4346563
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fort Douaumont |
E97917
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entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Verdun fortifications
The Verdun fortifications are a network of French defensive forts and military works around the city of Verdun, heavily fortified in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and made famous by their role in the First World War’s Battle of Verdun.
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E97917
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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: Verdun fortifications | Statement: [Fort Douaumont, partOf, Verdun fortifications]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Verdun fortifications Context triple: [Fort Douaumont, partOf, Verdun fortifications]
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A.
Barrage Vauban
Barrage Vauban is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role in the former fortifications.
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B.
Maginot Line
The Maginot Line was a vast system of French defensive fortifications built along the country’s eastern border before World War II, intended to deter a German invasion.
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C.
Citadel of Bitche
The Citadel of Bitche is a massive 17th-century fortress in northeastern France, renowned for its strategic military role and well-preserved fortifications.
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D.
Fort Douaumont
Fort Douaumont is a massive French fortress near Verdun that became a focal point of intense fighting and a symbol of the brutal attrition warfare during World War I.
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E.
Fortified Sector of Haguenau
The Fortified Sector of Haguenau was a key northeastern segment of France’s Maginot Line, comprising numerous bunkers and ouvrages designed to defend the border with Germany before and during World War II.
- 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: Verdun fortifications Triple: [Fort Douaumont, partOf, Verdun fortifications]
Generated description
The Verdun fortifications are a network of French defensive forts and military works around the city of Verdun, heavily fortified in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and made famous by their role in the First World War’s Battle of Verdun.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Verdun fortifications Target entity description: The Verdun fortifications are a network of French defensive forts and military works around the city of Verdun, heavily fortified in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and made famous by their role in the First World War’s Battle of Verdun.
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A.
Barrage Vauban
Barrage Vauban is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role in the former fortifications.
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B.
Maginot Line
The Maginot Line was a vast system of French defensive fortifications built along the country’s eastern border before World War II, intended to deter a German invasion.
-
C.
Citadel of Bitche
The Citadel of Bitche is a massive 17th-century fortress in northeastern France, renowned for its strategic military role and well-preserved fortifications.
-
D.
Fort Douaumont
chosen
Fort Douaumont is a massive French fortress near Verdun that became a focal point of intense fighting and a symbol of the brutal attrition warfare during World War I.
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E.
Fortified Sector of Haguenau
The Fortified Sector of Haguenau was a key northeastern segment of France’s Maginot Line, comprising numerous bunkers and ouvrages designed to defend the border with Germany before and during World War II.
- 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_69b34548402c819085ab68b27c235a87 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3518d6728819084a2f40ae0bd3ac8 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5dba958b88190b1b4efe4274cd060 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5dc1eedc08190b50b72b59cf1dcf0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5dcbf4d5081908d24bce8e2769124 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:15 p.m.