Triple

T621563
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shia Islam E14524 entity
Predicate hasSubbranch P1185 FINISHED
Object Twelver Shia
Twelver Shia is the largest branch of Shia Islam, distinguished by its belief in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams culminating in the occulted Mahdi.
E77897 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Twelver Shia | Statement: [Shia Islam, hasSubbranch, Twelver Shia]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Twelver Shia
Context triple: [Shia Islam, hasSubbranch, Twelver Shia]
  • A. Shia Islam
    Shia Islam is one of the two main branches of Islam, distinguished by its belief in the spiritual and political leadership of the Prophet Muhammad’s family, particularly Ali and his descendants.
  • B. Ibadi Islam
    Ibadi Islam is a distinct, early Islamic sect known for its moderate theology, emphasis on piety and justice, and historical roots in Oman and parts of North and East Africa.
  • C. Ja'fari school
    The Ja'fari school is the principal school of Islamic jurisprudence in Twelver Shi'a Islam, based on the teachings of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and the line of Shi'a Imams.
  • D. Yazidism
    Yazidism is an ancient, syncretic monotheistic religion with roots in Mesopotamia, traditionally practiced by the Yazidis, many of whom are ethnically Kurdish.
  • E. Suhrawardiyya
    Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
  • 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: Twelver Shia
Triple: [Shia Islam, hasSubbranch, Twelver Shia]
Generated description
Twelver Shia is the largest branch of Shia Islam, distinguished by its belief in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams culminating in the occulted Mahdi.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Twelver Shia
Target entity description: Twelver Shia is the largest branch of Shia Islam, distinguished by its belief in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams culminating in the occulted Mahdi.
  • A. Shia Islam
    Shia Islam is one of the two main branches of Islam, distinguished by its belief in the spiritual and political leadership of the Prophet Muhammad’s family, particularly Ali and his descendants.
  • B. Ibadi Islam
    Ibadi Islam is a distinct, early Islamic sect known for its moderate theology, emphasis on piety and justice, and historical roots in Oman and parts of North and East Africa.
  • C. Ja'fari school
    The Ja'fari school is the principal school of Islamic jurisprudence in Twelver Shi'a Islam, based on the teachings of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and the line of Shi'a Imams.
  • D. Yazidism
    Yazidism is an ancient, syncretic monotheistic religion with roots in Mesopotamia, traditionally practiced by the Yazidis, many of whom are ethnically Kurdish.
  • E. Suhrawardiyya
    Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasSubbranch
Context triple: [Shia Islam, hasSubbranch, Twelver Shia]
  • A. hasSubTerminal
    Indicates that an entity includes or is associated with a subordinate or lower-level terminal element within a hierarchical structure.
  • B. hasMajorBranch chosen
    Indicates that one entity possesses or includes another entity as a primary or principal subdivision or branch.
  • C. branchesFrom
    Indicates that one entity originates or diverges from another as a subordinate or offshoot path, structure, or lineage.
  • D. isUniqueBranchOf
    Indicates that one branch is the sole or distinct sub-branch associated with a particular parent entity or structure.
  • E. hasSubPeriod
    Indicates that a time period is composed of or contains another, more specific time period as a subordinate part.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a4934b17c881909ace8270e8ddd202 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49e3e5d80819096e72e11b533f931 completed March 1, 2026, 8:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a563cab73c819082b51d64d249143b completed March 2, 2026, 10:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a5657b51c881909c393f79c359181c completed March 2, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a565e528a88190a547f69c7e378140 completed March 2, 2026, 10:26 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a49cfe9bc081909a01b4b3b48f03b7 completed March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.