Triple
T1023160
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Aurel Stein |
E22082
|
entity |
| Predicate | conductedExpeditionIn |
P1562
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Taklamakan Desert |
E128869
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Taklamakan Desert | Statement: [Aurel Stein, conductedExpeditionIn, Taklamakan Desert]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taklamakan Desert Context triple: [Aurel Stein, conductedExpeditionIn, Taklamakan Desert]
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A.
Taklamakan Desert
chosen
The Taklamakan Desert is a vast, arid sand desert in China’s Xinjiang region, known for its extreme dryness, shifting dunes, and historical role along the Silk Road.
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B.
Karakum Desert
The Karakum Desert is a vast arid region covering much of Turkmenistan, known for its extreme climate, sparse population, and significant oil and natural gas reserves.
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C.
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert is a vast cold desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia, known for its harsh climate, sparse vegetation, and role as part of the historical Mongol Empire and Silk Road.
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D.
Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.
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E.
Kyzylkum Desert
The Kyzylkum Desert is a vast arid region of sandy plains and dunes located between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers in Central Asia, primarily within Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a4bb71e7f88190bf33bbe5ef2c68ff |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac59978cb4819098118b6348b8a55a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.