Triple
T1272757
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tonkin |
E15745
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalNameInVietnamese |
P20952
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bắc Kỳ
Bắc Kỳ is the Vietnamese historical name for the northern region of Vietnam, which was known as Tonkin during the French colonial period.
|
E16394
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Bắc Kỳ | Statement: [Tonkin, historicalNameInVietnamese, Bắc Kỳ]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bắc Kỳ Context triple: [Tonkin, historicalNameInVietnamese, Bắc Kỳ]
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A.
Yanam
Yanam is a coastal town and district enclave of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India, historically influenced by French colonial rule and culturally linked to the Telugu-speaking region of Andhra Pradesh.
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B.
Cochinchina
Cochinchina was the southern region of Vietnam that became a French colony and later formed part of French Indochina.
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C.
Khoai region
The Khoai region is a distinctive laterite landscape near Santiniketan in West Bengal, India, known for its rugged red soil formations, scenic beauty, and cultural associations with Rabindranath Tagore.
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D.
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical region in Northeast Asia, largely corresponding to modern northeastern China, known for its strategic importance, rich natural resources, and role in Sino-Japanese conflicts of the early 20th century.
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E.
Khanbaliq
Khanbaliq was the Yuan dynasty capital founded by Kublai Khan on the site of present-day Beijing, serving as the political and cultural center of his Mongol-ruled Chinese 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: Bắc Kỳ Triple: [Tonkin, historicalNameInVietnamese, Bắc Kỳ]
Generated description
Bắc Kỳ is the Vietnamese historical name for the northern region of Vietnam, which was known as Tonkin during the French colonial period.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bắc Kỳ Target entity description: Bắc Kỳ is the Vietnamese historical name for the northern region of Vietnam, which was known as Tonkin during the French colonial period.
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A.
Yanam
Yanam is a coastal town and district enclave of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India, historically influenced by French colonial rule and culturally linked to the Telugu-speaking region of Andhra Pradesh.
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B.
Cochinchina
chosen
Cochinchina was the southern region of Vietnam that became a French colony and later formed part of French Indochina.
-
C.
Khoai region
The Khoai region is a distinctive laterite landscape near Santiniketan in West Bengal, India, known for its rugged red soil formations, scenic beauty, and cultural associations with Rabindranath Tagore.
-
D.
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical region in Northeast Asia, largely corresponding to modern northeastern China, known for its strategic importance, rich natural resources, and role in Sino-Japanese conflicts of the early 20th century.
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E.
Khanbaliq
Khanbaliq was the Yuan dynasty capital founded by Kublai Khan on the site of present-day Beijing, serving as the political and cultural center of his Mongol-ruled Chinese empire.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: historicalNameInVietnamese Context triple: [Tonkin, historicalNameInVietnamese, Bắc Kỳ]
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A.
historicallyRecognizedAs
Indicates that an entity has been acknowledged or designated under a particular name, status, or role during a past historical period.
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B.
hasTraditionalName
Indicates that an entity is associated with a name traditionally used or recognized for it, often rooted in long-standing cultural or historical practice.
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C.
historicallyBorneBy
Indicates that an entity has carried, possessed, or used another entity (such as a name, title, or symbol) at some point in the past.
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D.
historicalForm
Indicates that one entity is an earlier or historically attested form or variant of another entity.
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E.
ancientNameOf
chosen
Indicates that one entity is the historical or ancient name by which the other entity was formerly known.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a4935a94308190bb92555b79032824 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c31602b8819087a57e8d390cae7a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac998e56488190ac3cf51563335e30 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac9a13e9548190ae1fbfeba3326cd5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9a96d4f081908e608a3f247bbfb2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bee0be808190a8ccac6a41851fdd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.