Triple
T9713624
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Volga trade route |
E235080
|
entity |
| Predicate | documentedBy |
P4310
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ibn Fadlan
Ibn Fadlan was a 10th-century Arab traveler and diplomat of the Abbasid Caliphate, best known for his detailed account of the peoples of the Volga region, including the Volga Bulgars and the Rus'.
|
E817010
|
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: Ibn Fadlan | Statement: [Volga trade route, documentedBy, Ibn Fadlan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibn Fadlan Context triple: [Volga trade route, documentedBy, Ibn Fadlan]
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A.
William of Rubruck
William of Rubruck was a 13th-century Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer best known for his detailed account of his journey to the Mongol Empire and the court of Möngke Khan.
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B.
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta was a 14th-century Moroccan explorer and travel writer renowned for his extensive journeys across Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and China, which he documented in a famous travelogue.
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C.
Al-Bakri
Al-Bakri was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab geographer and historian whose writings provide one of the most important early descriptions of West African states such as the Ghana Empire.
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D.
Ibn Jubayr
Ibn Jubayr was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim traveler and writer best known for his detailed pilgrimage travelogue that offers a vivid account of the medieval Islamic world.
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E.
Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
- 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: Ibn Fadlan Triple: [Volga trade route, documentedBy, Ibn Fadlan]
Generated description
Ibn Fadlan was a 10th-century Arab traveler and diplomat of the Abbasid Caliphate, best known for his detailed account of the peoples of the Volga region, including the Volga Bulgars and the Rus'.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibn Fadlan Target entity description: Ibn Fadlan was a 10th-century Arab traveler and diplomat of the Abbasid Caliphate, best known for his detailed account of the peoples of the Volga region, including the Volga Bulgars and the Rus'.
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A.
William of Rubruck
William of Rubruck was a 13th-century Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer best known for his detailed account of his journey to the Mongol Empire and the court of Möngke Khan.
-
B.
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta was a 14th-century Moroccan explorer and travel writer renowned for his extensive journeys across Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and China, which he documented in a famous travelogue.
-
C.
Al-Bakri
Al-Bakri was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab geographer and historian whose writings provide one of the most important early descriptions of West African states such as the Ghana Empire.
-
D.
Ibn Jubayr
Ibn Jubayr was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim traveler and writer best known for his detailed pilgrimage travelogue that offers a vivid account of the medieval Islamic world.
-
E.
Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
- 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_69ca84cd8fa0819090a5e243ceb37003 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9e087a1c8190aa62c910f88e8516 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d19f900ca08190a52f042feab2afa3 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1a181f10081908bfb0fae5a08462f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1a228b8488190a5a61f3468e92649 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:19 p.m.