Triple
T10509511
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sheng Xuanhuai |
E247873
|
entity |
| Predicate | founded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Imperial Telegraph Administration
The Imperial Telegraph Administration was a late Qing dynasty government agency responsible for developing and managing China’s early telegraph and modern communications network.
|
E868035
|
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: Imperial Telegraph Administration | Statement: [Sheng Xuanhuai, founded, Imperial Telegraph Administration]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imperial Telegraph Administration Context triple: [Sheng Xuanhuai, founded, Imperial Telegraph Administration]
-
A.
Great Northern Telegraph Company
The Great Northern Telegraph Company was a major 19th-century international telegraph firm that operated extensive submarine cable networks connecting Europe with Asia.
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B.
International Telephone & Telegraph
International Telephone & Telegraph was a major 20th-century American conglomerate best known for its global telecommunications operations and later diversified industrial and technology businesses.
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C.
Department of Posts and Telegraphs
The Department of Posts and Telegraphs was the former Irish government department responsible for national postal and telecommunications services before these functions were transferred to successor bodies such as An Post and Telecom Éireann.
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D.
Pacific Telegraph Company
The Pacific Telegraph Company was a 19th-century American telegraph firm instrumental in establishing long-distance telegraph communication across the United States.
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E.
British Post Office
The British Post Office was the United Kingdom’s former state-run postal and telecommunications service, responsible for mail delivery, post offices, and early telegraph and telephone systems.
- 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: Imperial Telegraph Administration Triple: [Sheng Xuanhuai, founded, Imperial Telegraph Administration]
Generated description
The Imperial Telegraph Administration was a late Qing dynasty government agency responsible for developing and managing China’s early telegraph and modern communications network.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imperial Telegraph Administration Target entity description: The Imperial Telegraph Administration was a late Qing dynasty government agency responsible for developing and managing China’s early telegraph and modern communications network.
-
A.
Great Northern Telegraph Company
The Great Northern Telegraph Company was a major 19th-century international telegraph firm that operated extensive submarine cable networks connecting Europe with Asia.
-
B.
International Telephone & Telegraph
International Telephone & Telegraph was a major 20th-century American conglomerate best known for its global telecommunications operations and later diversified industrial and technology businesses.
-
C.
Department of Posts and Telegraphs
The Department of Posts and Telegraphs was the former Irish government department responsible for national postal and telecommunications services before these functions were transferred to successor bodies such as An Post and Telecom Éireann.
-
D.
Pacific Telegraph Company
The Pacific Telegraph Company was a 19th-century American telegraph firm instrumental in establishing long-distance telegraph communication across the United States.
-
E.
British Post Office
The British Post Office was the United Kingdom’s former state-run postal and telecommunications service, responsible for mail delivery, post offices, and early telegraph and telephone systems.
- 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_69d381c4aa948190942e1d803143fb0e |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d509b359ac8190b3683cc6b9c70a71 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d8dcee1db081908c791867e2438d30 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d8e8ca94508190a2a6beca7f01fbd8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d9020bce488190b78e555cdd5caec4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 1:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:27 p.m.