Triple
T1192951
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Siege of Petersburg |
E25602
|
entity |
| Predicate | strategicImportance |
P428
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond
Petersburg was a crucial Confederate logistics center during the American Civil War, whose rail connections made it vital to the defense and supply of Richmond.
|
E137160
|
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: Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond | Statement: [Siege of Petersburg, strategicImportance, Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond Context triple: [Siege of Petersburg, strategicImportance, Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond]
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A.
Richmond station
Richmond station is a major Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Amtrak intermodal rail hub located in Richmond, California.
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B.
Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
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C.
Pittsburg/Bay Point station
Pittsburg/Bay Point station is a rapid transit station in Contra Costa County, California, serving as a terminus on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.
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D.
Greensboro Station
Greensboro Station is a Washington Metro Silver Line station serving the Tysons area of Fairfax County, Virginia.
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E.
Virginia terminals (Norfolk, Newport News, Roanoke, Richmond)
Virginia terminals (Norfolk, Newport News, Roanoke, Richmond) are key passenger rail endpoints in Virginia served by Amtrak’s Northeast Regional route.
- 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: Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond Triple: [Siege of Petersburg, strategicImportance, Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond]
Generated description
Petersburg was a crucial Confederate logistics center during the American Civil War, whose rail connections made it vital to the defense and supply of Richmond.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond Target entity description: Petersburg was a crucial Confederate logistics center during the American Civil War, whose rail connections made it vital to the defense and supply of Richmond.
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A.
Richmond station
Richmond station is a major Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Amtrak intermodal rail hub located in Richmond, California.
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B.
Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
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C.
Pittsburg/Bay Point station
Pittsburg/Bay Point station is a rapid transit station in Contra Costa County, California, serving as a terminus on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.
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D.
Greensboro Station
Greensboro Station is a Washington Metro Silver Line station serving the Tysons area of Fairfax County, Virginia.
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E.
Virginia terminals (Norfolk, Newport News, Roanoke, Richmond)
Virginia terminals (Norfolk, Newport News, Roanoke, Richmond) are key passenger rail endpoints in Virginia served by Amtrak’s Northeast Regional route.
- 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_69a49429f5ec8190a6a205eb0ae81e5e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd761ef08190b431b80f326d1ab2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac764ea588819082f7d5d0e44e1211 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac76e2df308190807cc6b7d7555e69 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac77585c708190b5f4b239d9574cd7 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.