Triple
T103926
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) |
E2099
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorPort |
P528
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, historically significant as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
|
E11029
|
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: Colombo | Statement: [Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon), majorPort, Colombo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colombo Context triple: [Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon), majorPort, Colombo]
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A.
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
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B.
Dominion of Ceylon
The Dominion of Ceylon was a British Commonwealth realm in South Asia that existed from 1948 to 1972, when it became the fully independent republic of Sri Lanka.
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C.
Singapore
Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island nation in Southeast Asia known for its global financial hub status, multicultural society, and highly developed, efficient infrastructure.
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D.
Calcutta
Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a major cultural and commercial metropolis in eastern India that served as the capital of British India until the early 20th century.
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E.
Mumbai
Mumbai is a densely populated coastal metropolis in western India that serves as the country’s financial hub and the center of its film industry, Bollywood.
- 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: Colombo Triple: [Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon), majorPort, Colombo]
Generated description
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, historically significant as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colombo Target entity description: Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, historically significant as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
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A.
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
-
B.
Dominion of Ceylon
The Dominion of Ceylon was a British Commonwealth realm in South Asia that existed from 1948 to 1972, when it became the fully independent republic of Sri Lanka.
-
C.
Singapore
Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island nation in Southeast Asia known for its global financial hub status, multicultural society, and highly developed, efficient infrastructure.
-
D.
Calcutta
Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a major cultural and commercial metropolis in eastern India that served as the capital of British India until the early 20th century.
-
E.
Mumbai
Mumbai is a densely populated coastal metropolis in western India that serves as the country’s financial hub and the center of its film industry, Bollywood.
- 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_69a24e0a5b7c81908d52da08c60dabc4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a256aaed108190ba12e36364d30ede |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a275e644a48190aa2b8cb142b14394 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a276cddee08190aab0959702d44f67 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a277b7aee8819085cb05afc213eaff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.