Triple

T10173579
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Esfir Shub E235792 entity
Predicate birthPlace P1 FINISHED
Object Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire was a small town in the historical Chernigov region of the Russian Empire, notable as the birthplace of Soviet documentary filmmaker Esfir Shub.
 E844804 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: Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire | Statement: [Esfir Shub, birthPlace, Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Context triple: [Esfir Shub, birthPlace, Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire]
  • A. Shpotivka, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
    Shpotivka, in the former Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire, is a historic village best known as the birthplace of pioneering mechanical engineer and applied mechanics scholar Stephen Timoshenko.
  • B. Gorodok, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire
    Gorodok, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire was a small town in the historical Podolia region (now in western Ukraine) that was part of the Russian Empire and home to a significant Jewish community.
  • C. Simbirsk, Russian Empire
    Simbirsk, Russian Empire was a provincial city on the Volga River best known as the birthplace of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin.
  • D. Berditchev, Russian Empire
    Berditchev, in the former Russian Empire (now Berdychiv, Ukraine), was a significant 19th-century commercial and cultural center, particularly known for its large Jewish community and vibrant trade.
  • E. Selishchi, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
    Selishchi in the Novgorod Governorate of the former Russian Empire was a rural locality best known as the birthplace of the influential art impresario Sergei Diaghilev.
  • 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: Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Triple: [Esfir Shub, birthPlace, Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire]
Generated description
Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire was a small town in the historical Chernigov region of the Russian Empire, notable as the birthplace of Soviet documentary filmmaker Esfir Shub.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Target entity description: Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire was a small town in the historical Chernigov region of the Russian Empire, notable as the birthplace of Soviet documentary filmmaker Esfir Shub.
  • A. Shpotivka, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
    Shpotivka, in the former Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire, is a historic village best known as the birthplace of pioneering mechanical engineer and applied mechanics scholar Stephen Timoshenko.
  • B. Gorodok, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire
    Gorodok, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire was a small town in the historical Podolia region (now in western Ukraine) that was part of the Russian Empire and home to a significant Jewish community.
  • C. Simbirsk, Russian Empire
    Simbirsk, Russian Empire was a provincial city on the Volga River best known as the birthplace of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin.
  • D. Berditchev, Russian Empire
    Berditchev, in the former Russian Empire (now Berdychiv, Ukraine), was a significant 19th-century commercial and cultural center, particularly known for its large Jewish community and vibrant trade.
  • E. Selishchi, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
    Selishchi in the Novgorod Governorate of the former Russian Empire was a rural locality best known as the birthplace of the influential art impresario Sergei Diaghilev.
  • 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_69ca84d1d5f88190ab878a1021ecff68 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdeca0dc508190916f2a1bbb288192 completed April 2, 2026, 4:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d3010c386481908bc0c985c0b5ff93 completed April 6, 2026, 12:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d30256ee40819098569b37eb27d3d1 completed April 6, 2026, 12:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d302d248e08190b6b7bae9343b6f9a completed April 6, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:11 p.m.