Triple
T1183486
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape |
E25192
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedTradeRoutes |
P23353
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Indian Ocean trade network |
E12764
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Indian Ocean trade network | Statement: [Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, associatedTradeRoutes, Indian Ocean trade network]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Ocean trade network Context triple: [Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, associatedTradeRoutes, Indian Ocean trade network]
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A.
Indian Ocean trade network
chosen
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
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B.
Mediterranean trade routes
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
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C.
Maritime Southeast Asia
Maritime Southeast Asia is the island-dominated subregion of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia (eastern part), Brunei, Singapore, and Timor-Leste, characterized by extensive archipelagos and maritime trade routes.
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D.
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes are major maritime trade corridors linking ports across East and Southeast Asia with destinations in the Caribbean basin for the transport of containerized and bulk cargo.
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E.
Serindia
Serindia is a monumental archaeological and historical study by Aurel Stein on the art, culture, and ancient remains of the Central Asian regions along the Silk Road.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: associatedTradeRoutes Context triple: [Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, associatedTradeRoutes, Indian Ocean trade network]
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A.
historicTradeRole
Indicates that an entity historically functioned as a significant participant or hub in trade or commercial exchange.
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B.
tradesAs
Indicates that one entity conducts business or is publicly known under the trading name or brand of another entity.
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C.
majorTradeType
Indicates the primary category or kind of trade activity that characterizes the relationship between the involved entities.
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D.
trades
Indicates an exchange relationship where one party gives something of value to another in return for something else of value.
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E.
tradeNetwork
chosen
Indicates a relationship where entities are connected through the exchange of goods, services, or resources within an ongoing system of trade.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a494267b4c819088c97a59182bf56a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd35fb888190adf1e5d0615fa725 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac6f21547c81909cf23c454436e839 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bb59ca6c81908597a81646674aaa |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.