Triple
T6604503
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pataliputra |
E149076
|
entity |
| Predicate | mentionedBy |
P831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Megasthenes
Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian and diplomat best known for his work "Indica," which provides one of the earliest detailed accounts of India and its society.
|
E601747
|
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: Megasthenes | Statement: [Pataliputra, mentionedBy, Megasthenes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Megasthenes Context triple: [Pataliputra, mentionedBy, Megasthenes]
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A.
Ctesias of Cnidus
Ctesias of Cnidus was a 5th-century BCE Greek physician and historian at the Persian court whose works, especially his Persica and Indica, provided influential but often fanciful accounts of the Achaemenid Empire and India.
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B.
Arrian of Nicomedia
Arrian of Nicomedia was a 2nd-century Greek historian and philosopher, best known for recording the teachings of Epictetus and for his influential history of Alexander the Great.
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C.
Strabo
Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
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D.
Theopompus of Chios
Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
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E.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
- 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: Megasthenes Triple: [Pataliputra, mentionedBy, Megasthenes]
Generated description
Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian and diplomat best known for his work "Indica," which provides one of the earliest detailed accounts of India and its society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Megasthenes Target entity description: Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian and diplomat best known for his work "Indica," which provides one of the earliest detailed accounts of India and its society.
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A.
Ctesias of Cnidus
Ctesias of Cnidus was a 5th-century BCE Greek physician and historian at the Persian court whose works, especially his Persica and Indica, provided influential but often fanciful accounts of the Achaemenid Empire and India.
-
B.
Arrian of Nicomedia
Arrian of Nicomedia was a 2nd-century Greek historian and philosopher, best known for recording the teachings of Epictetus and for his influential history of Alexander the Great.
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C.
Strabo
Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
-
D.
Theopompus of Chios
Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
-
E.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
- 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_69c687eaa7508190bb58ce2aa02039b3 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6af13151c81909b68fa6c77e1c482 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6cbc8f1308190a4afcf10a5a7105e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6cd09753c81909df166156ffbf82a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6ce9ba47c819091496c87117e7a03 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:56 p.m.