Triple
T8948435
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
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| Subject | Robert Knox |
E213282
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
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| Object |
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies is a 17th-century travel narrative and ethnographic account by Robert Knox detailing his captivity and observations of the people, culture, and geography of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
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E768461
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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: An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies | Statement: [Robert Knox, notableWork, An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies Context triple: [Robert Knox, notableWork, An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies]
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A.
Asiatic Researches
Asiatic Researches was a pioneering scholarly journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal that published early Western research on the history, languages, sciences, and cultures of Asia.
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B.
A Narrative of Voyages and Travels
A Narrative of Voyages and Travels is an early 19th-century travel narrative by American sea captain Amasa Delano, recounting his global maritime journeys and encounters.
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C.
The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana
The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana is Sir Walter Raleigh’s 1596 travel narrative and promotional account describing his expedition to South America and the fabled riches of Guiana, including the legendary city of El Dorado.
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D.
A Tour to the East in the Years 1763 and 1764
A Tour to the East in the Years 1763 and 1764 is an 18th-century travel narrative recounting an English aristocrat’s journey through parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East.
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E.
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles is a 17th-century chronicle by Captain John Smith that recounts the early English exploration and colonization of North America and Bermuda.
- 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: An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies Triple: [Robert Knox, notableWork, An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies]
Generated description
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies is a 17th-century travel narrative and ethnographic account by Robert Knox detailing his captivity and observations of the people, culture, and geography of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies Target entity description: An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies is a 17th-century travel narrative and ethnographic account by Robert Knox detailing his captivity and observations of the people, culture, and geography of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
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A.
Asiatic Researches
Asiatic Researches was a pioneering scholarly journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal that published early Western research on the history, languages, sciences, and cultures of Asia.
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B.
A Narrative of Voyages and Travels
A Narrative of Voyages and Travels is an early 19th-century travel narrative by American sea captain Amasa Delano, recounting his global maritime journeys and encounters.
-
C.
The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana
The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana is Sir Walter Raleigh’s 1596 travel narrative and promotional account describing his expedition to South America and the fabled riches of Guiana, including the legendary city of El Dorado.
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D.
A Tour to the East in the Years 1763 and 1764
A Tour to the East in the Years 1763 and 1764 is an 18th-century travel narrative recounting an English aristocrat’s journey through parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East.
-
E.
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles is a 17th-century chronicle by Captain John Smith that recounts the early English exploration and colonization of North America and Bermuda.
- 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_69ca839843408190a39069a029a89f15 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6709c7a48190ab503083a1d6a29f |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:30 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc2022e30819089ba08f494a3a66f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfc27bae88819094bcfdf10e89018b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfc61d26fc8190817b430cb6fa9646 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:59 p.m.