Triple

T10509508
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sheng Xuanhuai E247873 entity
Predicate founded P104 FINISHED
Object Imperial Bank of China
The Imperial Bank of China was one of the earliest modern Chinese commercial banks, established in the late Qing dynasty as a key institution in the country’s financial modernization.
 E868033 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Imperial Bank of China | Statement: [Sheng Xuanhuai, founded, Imperial Bank of China]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Imperial Bank of China
Context triple: [Sheng Xuanhuai, founded, Imperial Bank of China]
  • A. Bank of China
    Bank of China is one of China’s largest and oldest state-owned commercial banks, providing a wide range of financial services domestically and internationally.
  • B. China Merchants Bank
    China Merchants Bank is one of China’s leading commercial banks, known for its nationwide retail and corporate banking services and its headquarters in Shenzhen.
  • C. Bank of China (Hong Kong)
    Bank of China (Hong Kong) is one of Hong Kong’s major licensed banks, providing a full range of commercial and retail banking services and serving as one of the territory’s note-issuing banks.
  • D. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
    The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is a major Hong Kong-based banking institution and the founding member of the HSBC Group, providing a wide range of financial services across Asia and globally.
  • E. Ping An Bank
    Ping An Bank is a major Chinese commercial bank affiliated with the Ping An Insurance Group, offering a wide range of retail and corporate banking services.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Imperial Bank of China
Target entity description: The Imperial Bank of China was one of the earliest modern Chinese commercial banks, established in the late Qing dynasty as a key institution in the country’s financial modernization.
  • A. Bank of China
    Bank of China is one of China’s largest and oldest state-owned commercial banks, providing a wide range of financial services domestically and internationally.
  • B. China Merchants Bank
    China Merchants Bank is one of China’s leading commercial banks, known for its nationwide retail and corporate banking services and its headquarters in Shenzhen.
  • C. Bank of China (Hong Kong)
    Bank of China (Hong Kong) is one of Hong Kong’s major licensed banks, providing a full range of commercial and retail banking services and serving as one of the territory’s note-issuing banks.
  • D. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
    The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is a major Hong Kong-based banking institution and the founding member of the HSBC Group, providing a wide range of financial services across Asia and globally.
  • E. Ping An Bank
    Ping An Bank is a major Chinese commercial bank affiliated with the Ping An Insurance Group, offering a wide range of retail and corporate banking services.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Imperial Bank of China
Triple: [Sheng Xuanhuai, founded, Imperial Bank of China]
Generated description
The Imperial Bank of China was one of the earliest modern Chinese commercial banks, established in the late Qing dynasty as a key institution in the country’s financial modernization.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d381c4aa948190942e1d803143fb0e elicitation completed
NER batch_69d509b359ac8190b3683cc6b9c70a71 ner completed
NED1 batch_69d8dcee1db081908c791867e2438d30 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69d9020bce488190b78e555cdd5caec4 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69d8e8ca94508190a2a6beca7f01fbd8 nedg completed
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:27 p.m.