Triple
T11199225
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Anastasian War |
E264995
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorBattle |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Siege of Edessa (503)
The Siege of Edessa (503) was a significant Sasanian attempt to capture the fortified Byzantine city of Edessa during the Anastasian War, highlighting the strategic importance of northern Mesopotamia in the early 6th century.
|
E909568
|
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: Siege of Edessa (503) | Statement: [Anastasian War, majorBattle, Siege of Edessa (503)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Edessa (503) Context triple: [Anastasian War, majorBattle, Siege of Edessa (503)]
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A.
Siege of Edessa (161–162)
The Siege of Edessa (161–162) was a key early engagement in the Roman–Parthian conflicts, in which Parthian forces besieged the strategically important city of Edessa in Upper Mesopotamia during the co-emperorship of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.
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B.
Siege of Edessa (1104)
The Siege of Edessa (1104) was a key military engagement during the early Crusader period in which Muslim forces temporarily captured the important Crusader-held city of Edessa, setting the stage for the subsequent Battle of Harran.
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C.
Battle of Edessa (260)
The Battle of Edessa (260) was a major defeat of the Roman Empire by the Sasanian Persians, resulting in the capture of Emperor Valerian and marking a turning point in Roman–Persian relations.
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D.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
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E.
Siege of Antioch (272)
The Siege of Antioch (272) was a key confrontation in the Roman–Palmyrene War in which Emperor Aurelian recaptured the strategically vital city of Antioch from Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene Empire.
- 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: Siege of Edessa (503) Triple: [Anastasian War, majorBattle, Siege of Edessa (503)]
Generated description
The Siege of Edessa (503) was a significant Sasanian attempt to capture the fortified Byzantine city of Edessa during the Anastasian War, highlighting the strategic importance of northern Mesopotamia in the early 6th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Edessa (503) Target entity description: The Siege of Edessa (503) was a significant Sasanian attempt to capture the fortified Byzantine city of Edessa during the Anastasian War, highlighting the strategic importance of northern Mesopotamia in the early 6th century.
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A.
Siege of Edessa (161–162)
The Siege of Edessa (161–162) was a key early engagement in the Roman–Parthian conflicts, in which Parthian forces besieged the strategically important city of Edessa in Upper Mesopotamia during the co-emperorship of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.
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B.
Siege of Edessa (1104)
The Siege of Edessa (1104) was a key military engagement during the early Crusader period in which Muslim forces temporarily captured the important Crusader-held city of Edessa, setting the stage for the subsequent Battle of Harran.
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C.
Battle of Edessa (260)
The Battle of Edessa (260) was a major defeat of the Roman Empire by the Sasanian Persians, resulting in the capture of Emperor Valerian and marking a turning point in Roman–Persian relations.
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D.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
-
E.
Siege of Antioch (272)
The Siege of Antioch (272) was a key confrontation in the Roman–Palmyrene War in which Emperor Aurelian recaptured the strategically vital city of Antioch from Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene Empire.
- 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_69d6aa9eb9248190b20211772621b4bc |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e8c1e9f88190b2b42326aba9d778 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e4841038e48190bc6efdf91c8a8199 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e48718731c819084ae4ab94e79ca29 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e487f99abc8190a789286a4fc13eff |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:29 p.m.