Triple

T8992253
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mahdist Ansar forces E214817 entity
Predicate notableBattle P259 FINISHED
Object Battle of Metemma
The Battle of Metemma was an 1885 clash in Sudan in which Mahdist forces defeated and killed General Charles Gordon’s ally Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, significantly altering the regional balance of power.
E788492 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: Battle of Metemma | Statement: [Mahdist Ansar forces, notableBattle, Battle of Metemma]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Metemma
Context triple: [Mahdist Ansar forces, notableBattle, Battle of Metemma]
  • A. Battle of Amba Alagi
    The Battle of Amba Alagi was a key World War II engagement in Ethiopia where Allied forces defeated Italian troops, contributing to the liberation of Italian East Africa.
  • B. Battle of Atbara
    The Battle of Atbara was a key 1898 Anglo-Egyptian victory over Mahdist forces in Sudan that paved the way for the decisive Battle of Omdurman and the reconquest of the Sudan.
  • C. Battle of Meretun
    The Battle of Meretun was a ninth-century engagement in the Anglo-Saxon struggle against Viking invasions, occurring after the Battle of Ashdown during the reign of King Alfred the Great.
  • D. Battle of Misiche
    The Battle of Misiche was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian Empire under Shapur I decisively defeated the Romans and captured Emperor Valerian, marking a significant turning point in Roman–Persian relations.
  • E. Battle of Qurna
    The Battle of Qurna was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces secured control of the strategically important town of Qurna at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
  • 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: Battle of Metemma
Triple: [Mahdist Ansar forces, notableBattle, Battle of Metemma]
Generated description
The Battle of Metemma was an 1885 clash in Sudan in which Mahdist forces defeated and killed General Charles Gordon’s ally Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, significantly altering the regional balance of power.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Metemma
Target entity description: The Battle of Metemma was an 1885 clash in Sudan in which Mahdist forces defeated and killed General Charles Gordon’s ally Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, significantly altering the regional balance of power.
  • A. Battle of Amba Alagi
    The Battle of Amba Alagi was a key World War II engagement in Ethiopia where Allied forces defeated Italian troops, contributing to the liberation of Italian East Africa.
  • B. Battle of Atbara
    The Battle of Atbara was a key 1898 Anglo-Egyptian victory over Mahdist forces in Sudan that paved the way for the decisive Battle of Omdurman and the reconquest of the Sudan.
  • C. Battle of Meretun
    The Battle of Meretun was a ninth-century engagement in the Anglo-Saxon struggle against Viking invasions, occurring after the Battle of Ashdown during the reign of King Alfred the Great.
  • D. Battle of Misiche
    The Battle of Misiche was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian Empire under Shapur I decisively defeated the Romans and captured Emperor Valerian, marking a significant turning point in Roman–Persian relations.
  • E. Battle of Qurna
    The Battle of Qurna was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces secured control of the strategically important town of Qurna at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
  • 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_69ca83a05c608190bdfdbdb25e994b39 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc6876583081909d936dc3c3152587 completed April 1, 2026, 12:36 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d09b4d482481908457a78bb74b7db9 completed April 4, 2026, 5:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d09ca202f88190b21b89e61b1596ff completed April 4, 2026, 5:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d09d914d688190af609c4485c746cc completed April 4, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:04 p.m.