Triple
T1023158
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Aurel Stein |
E22082
|
entity |
| Predicate | conductedExpeditionIn |
P1562
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Chinese Turkestan |
E22779
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Chinese Turkestan | Statement: [Aurel Stein, conductedExpeditionIn, Chinese Turkestan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chinese Turkestan Context triple: [Aurel Stein, conductedExpeditionIn, Chinese Turkestan]
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A.
Kokand Khanate
The Kokand Khanate was an 18th–19th century Uzbek-ruled state in the Fergana Valley that became a major political and commercial center in Central Asia before its conquest by the Russian Empire.
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B.
Xinjiang
chosen
Xinjiang is a vast, historically Silk Road–linked region in northwestern China known for its diverse ethnic groups, strategic location, and complex cultural and political history.
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C.
Chagatai Khanate
The Chagatai Khanate was a Mongol and later Turkic-ruled khanate in Central Asia, formed from the lands of Genghis Khan’s son Chagatai and serving as a key successor state of the Mongol Empire.
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D.
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical region in Northeast Asia, largely corresponding to modern northeastern China, known for its strategic importance, rich natural resources, and role in Sino-Japanese conflicts of the early 20th century.
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E.
Hopei–Chahar region
The Hopei–Chahar region was a historically significant area in northern China encompassing parts of modern Hebei and Inner Mongolia that became a focal point of Japanese military and political control in the 1930s.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: conductedExpeditionIn Context triple: [Aurel Stein, conductedExpeditionIn, Chinese Turkestan]
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A.
hasNotableExpedition
Indicates that an entity is associated with a significant or noteworthy expedition, journey, or exploratory mission.
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B.
expeditionEndYear
Indicates the calendar year in which an expedition or journey was completed or officially ended.
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C.
explores
Indicates actively investigating, traveling through, or examining something in order to discover or learn more about it.
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D.
explored
chosen
Indicates that an entity has traveled through, examined, or investigated another entity or area, typically to discover or learn more about it.
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E.
potentialForHumanExploration
Indicates the extent to which a location, object, or environment is suitable or promising for future human exploration activities.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a493d6e380819097b384986ffc315c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b7e0f8908190bfe0a4cd8b31dfed |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bb83118819098a2b283a1cbf8d6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4b72619cc8190932fdfa0c74dc055 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.