Triple
T12433927
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cathay |
E297095
|
entity |
| Predicate | titleRefersTo |
P4929
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
archaic European name for China
Cathay is an old European name historically used to refer to China, especially in medieval and early modern literature and maps.
|
E980612
|
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: archaic European name for China | Statement: [Cathay, titleRefersTo, archaic European name for China]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: archaic European name for China Context triple: [Cathay, titleRefersTo, archaic European name for China]
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A.
Tsinoy
Tsinoy refers to people of Chinese descent in the Philippines who share a blended Chinese and Filipino cultural identity.
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B.
Ancient China
Ancient China refers to the early civilizations and dynasties that developed in the Chinese region over several millennia, known for their influential advances in philosophy, governance, technology, and culture.
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C.
Empire of China
The Empire of China was a short-lived early 20th-century Chinese imperial regime proclaimed by Yuan Shikai in an attempt to restore monarchy after the fall of the Qing dynasty.
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D.
Sinosphere
Sinosphere is the cultural sphere in East and Southeast Asia historically shaped by Chinese language, Confucian philosophy, and related political and social institutions.
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E.
Minyue region of ancient China
The Minyue region of ancient China was an ancient coastal area in what is now Fujian and surrounding parts of southeastern China, historically inhabited by the Yue peoples and known as a cradle of distinct Min cultures and languages.
- 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: archaic European name for China Triple: [Cathay, titleRefersTo, archaic European name for China]
Generated description
Cathay is an old European name historically used to refer to China, especially in medieval and early modern literature and maps.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: archaic European name for China Target entity description: Cathay is an old European name historically used to refer to China, especially in medieval and early modern literature and maps.
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A.
Tsinoy
Tsinoy refers to people of Chinese descent in the Philippines who share a blended Chinese and Filipino cultural identity.
-
B.
Ancient China
Ancient China refers to the early civilizations and dynasties that developed in the Chinese region over several millennia, known for their influential advances in philosophy, governance, technology, and culture.
-
C.
Empire of China
The Empire of China was a short-lived early 20th-century Chinese imperial regime proclaimed by Yuan Shikai in an attempt to restore monarchy after the fall of the Qing dynasty.
-
D.
Sinosphere
Sinosphere is the cultural sphere in East and Southeast Asia historically shaped by Chinese language, Confucian philosophy, and related political and social institutions.
-
E.
Minyue region of ancient China
The Minyue region of ancient China was an ancient coastal area in what is now Fujian and surrounding parts of southeastern China, historically inhabited by the Yue peoples and known as a cradle of distinct Min cultures and languages.
- 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_69d6ada0640c81908c061d7fb3d47786 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d94d804c2c819082f2f86edcbb50de |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6349f0f34819080e7d7f83f7baece |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6359a52b4819096c3f520a5714b0a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f63693f5c881909a9683a0c6a68739 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:38 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:55 p.m.