Triple
T578696
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Black Death |
E15012
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasLocation |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mediterranean Basin |
E11515
|
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: Mediterranean Basin | Statement: [Black Death, hasLocation, Mediterranean Basin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mediterranean Basin Context triple: [Black Death, hasLocation, Mediterranean Basin]
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A.
Mediterranean Basin
chosen
The Mediterranean Basin is a biogeographical region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, known for its distinctive Mediterranean climate, rich biodiversity, and long history of interconnected human civilizations.
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B.
Mediterranean Ridge region
The Mediterranean Ridge region is a vast underwater mountain and trench system in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, notable for containing the sea’s deepest point and marking the complex boundary between the African and Eurasian tectonic plates.
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C.
Western Mediterranean
The Western Mediterranean is the western portion of the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding coastal regions, encompassing areas such as the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, and parts of Italy and North Africa.
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D.
Eastern Mediterranean
The Eastern Mediterranean is a strategically vital region encompassing the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and its bordering countries, long central to geopolitical, economic, and cultural interactions between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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E.
Southwestern Europe
Southwestern Europe is a region of the European continent that encompasses the Iberian Peninsula and surrounding areas, including parts of France and nearby Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal zones.
- 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_69a4935783b8819082b77726ec10cc42 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49b6c358081908f458b9e3e208c0d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5154fa9b48190be235b95548bbb94 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.