Triple

T830781
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Verdun E17958 entity
Predicate fortificationInvolved P11932 FINISHED
Object 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.
E97917 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: Fort Douaumont | Statement: [Battle of Verdun, fortificationInvolved, Fort Douaumont]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Douaumont
Context triple: [Battle of Verdun, fortificationInvolved, Fort Douaumont]
  • 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Fort Hackenberg
    Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
  • D. Fortified Sector of Thionville
    The Fortified Sector of Thionville was a key stretch of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, comprising major fortifications such as Fort Hackenberg to defend against German invasion before and during World War II.
  • E. Maginot
    Maginot is a French surname most famously associated with André Maginot, the politician after whom the Maginot Line fortifications were named.
  • 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: Fort Douaumont
Triple: [Battle of Verdun, fortificationInvolved, Fort Douaumont]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Douaumont
Target entity description: 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.
  • 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Fort Hackenberg
    Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
  • D. Fortified Sector of Thionville
    The Fortified Sector of Thionville was a key stretch of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, comprising major fortifications such as Fort Hackenberg to defend against German invasion before and during World War II.
  • E. Maginot
    Maginot is a French surname most famously associated with André Maginot, the politician after whom the Maginot Line fortifications were named.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: fortificationInvolved
Context triple: [Battle of Verdun, fortificationInvolved, Fort Douaumont]
  • A. isFortifiedCity
    Indicates that a city is strengthened with defensive structures or fortifications, such as walls, ramparts, or similar protective works.
  • B. containsFortress chosen
    Indicates that a location or area includes a fortress within its boundaries.
  • C. garrisonDuringWar
    Indicates that a military force is stationed in a specific location for defense or control during a time of war.
  • D. specialForcesInvolved
    Indicates that special forces units participate in or are involved in the referenced action, event, or operation.
  • E. fortressBuiltUnder
    Indicates that one structure or location was constructed directly beneath or within the protective area of a fortress.
  • 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_69a4937c9c188190aaa216f6b466f452 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4abb384988190949d2df65662f76d completed March 1, 2026, 9:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a76d9991488190808adb29d3ad6273 completed March 3, 2026, 11:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7799f87f08190ad393ce92c938030 completed March 4, 2026, 12:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a77a2ef9d08190abc60490b4409d79 completed March 4, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4aa79a6488190a634388e071ed9b7 completed March 1, 2026, 9:07 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.