Triple
T103930
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) |
E2099
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorPort |
P528
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
|
E13209
|
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: Batticaloa | Statement: [Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon), majorPort, Batticaloa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Batticaloa Context triple: [Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon), majorPort, Batticaloa]
-
A.
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
-
B.
Jaffna
Jaffna is a historic city in northern Sri Lanka, known as a cultural and political center of Sri Lankan Tamils and for its strategic coastal location.
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C.
Galle
Galle is a historic coastal city in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved colonial-era fort and long-standing role as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
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D.
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, historically significant as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
-
E.
Port Blair
Port Blair is a coastal city in the Bay of Bengal known as the main gateway and administrative hub of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with a history tied to colonial-era penal settlements.
- 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: Batticaloa Triple: [Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon), majorPort, Batticaloa]
Generated description
Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Batticaloa Target entity description: Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
-
A.
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
-
B.
Jaffna
Jaffna is a historic city in northern Sri Lanka, known as a cultural and political center of Sri Lankan Tamils and for its strategic coastal location.
-
C.
Galle
Galle is a historic coastal city in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved colonial-era fort and long-standing role as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
-
D.
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, historically significant as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
-
E.
Port Blair
Port Blair is a coastal city in the Bay of Bengal known as the main gateway and administrative hub of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with a history tied to colonial-era penal settlements.
- 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_69a29820a4948190aea1d566cc3738ac |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a298822e7c8190b37a31a9cc19bc54 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a298f38e4881908210642539f15378 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.