Triple

T8143
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dutch Republic E161 entity
Predicate colonialPossession P160 FINISHED
Object Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
E2099 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: Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) | Statement: [Dutch Republic, colonialPossession, Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Context triple: [Dutch Republic, colonialPossession, Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)]
  • A. Dutch East Indies
    The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
  • B. British India
    British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
  • C. India
    India is a large South Asian country known for its vast population, cultural and linguistic diversity, and rapid economic growth.
  • D. Bermuda (United Kingdom)
    Bermuda (United Kingdom) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean known for its subtropical climate, pink-sand beaches, and status as an international financial center.
  • E. Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a Western European country known for its low-lying geography, extensive canal systems, and historically significant role in global trade and European politics.
  • 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: Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Triple: [Dutch Republic, colonialPossession, Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)]
Generated description
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Target entity description: Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
  • A. Dutch East Indies
    The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
  • B. New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean known for its dramatic landscapes, indigenous Māori culture, and advanced, stable democracy.
  • C. British India
    British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
  • D. India
    India is a large South Asian country known for its vast population, cultural and linguistic diversity, and rapid economic growth.
  • E. Bermuda (United Kingdom)
    Bermuda (United Kingdom) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean known for its subtropical climate, pink-sand beaches, and status as an international financial center.
  • 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24659cfe0819088c2e8a61c2274f3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a248deaab88190952bad0998755baf completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a24cd6aa80819084770080b00c6e49 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a24d8ad4dc8190a011b92da1c3ddde completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.