Triple

T8438458
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Melfi E199288 entity
Predicate wasCapitalOf P3417 FINISHED
Object Norman Principality of Melfi
The Norman Principality of Melfi was a medieval Norman-ruled state in southern Italy that served as an important political and military center during the 11th century.
E733426 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: Norman Principality of Melfi | Statement: [Melfi, wasCapitalOf, Norman Principality of Melfi]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Principality of Melfi
Context triple: [Melfi, wasCapitalOf, Norman Principality of Melfi]
  • A. Principality of Salerno
    The Principality of Salerno was a medieval Lombard state in southern Italy that became an important political and cultural center before being absorbed into the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.
  • B. Duchy of Calabria
    The Duchy of Calabria was a medieval Byzantine and later Norman-ruled territorial division in southern Italy, centered on parts of present-day Calabria and often used as a title for regional rulers.
  • C. Principality of Capua
    The Principality of Capua was a medieval Lombard and later Norman-ruled state in southern Italy that played a significant role in the politics of the Mezzogiorno during the Middle Ages.
  • D. Emirate of Sicily
    The Emirate of Sicily was a medieval Islamic state that controlled the island of Sicily from the 9th to the 11th century, leaving a lasting legacy on its culture, architecture, and agriculture.
  • E. Duchy of Naples
    The Duchy of Naples was a medieval maritime state in southern Italy that evolved from a Byzantine outpost into a largely autonomous duchy centered on the city of Naples.
  • 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: Norman Principality of Melfi
Triple: [Melfi, wasCapitalOf, Norman Principality of Melfi]
Generated description
The Norman Principality of Melfi was a medieval Norman-ruled state in southern Italy that served as an important political and military center during the 11th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Principality of Melfi
Target entity description: The Norman Principality of Melfi was a medieval Norman-ruled state in southern Italy that served as an important political and military center during the 11th century.
  • A. Principality of Salerno
    The Principality of Salerno was a medieval Lombard state in southern Italy that became an important political and cultural center before being absorbed into the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.
  • B. Duchy of Calabria
    The Duchy of Calabria was a medieval Byzantine and later Norman-ruled territorial division in southern Italy, centered on parts of present-day Calabria and often used as a title for regional rulers.
  • C. Principality of Capua
    The Principality of Capua was a medieval Lombard and later Norman-ruled state in southern Italy that played a significant role in the politics of the Mezzogiorno during the Middle Ages.
  • D. Emirate of Sicily
    The Emirate of Sicily was a medieval Islamic state that controlled the island of Sicily from the 9th to the 11th century, leaving a lasting legacy on its culture, architecture, and agriculture.
  • E. Duchy of Naples
    The Duchy of Naples was a medieval maritime state in southern Italy that evolved from a Byzantine outpost into a largely autonomous duchy centered on the city of Naples.
  • 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_69ca8314cd6c8190a6b8c2a1096e18f3 completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe135657c81908ed8156fbfbef6ec completed March 31, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce1d87403c8190b979af4979e43517 completed April 2, 2026, 7:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce1f12e1a081909d28b06c520353ef completed April 2, 2026, 7:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce1fb498448190a2737b8895f6bb48 completed April 2, 2026, 7:50 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:08 p.m.