Triple
T1272775
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tonkin |
E15745
|
entity |
| Predicate | colonialSubdivisionOf |
P21891
|
FINISHED |
| Object | French Indochina |
E1494
|
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: French Indochina | Statement: [Tonkin, colonialSubdivisionOf, French Indochina]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Indochina Context triple: [Tonkin, colonialSubdivisionOf, French Indochina]
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A.
French Indochina
chosen
French Indochina was a French colonial federation in Southeast Asia, comprising territories such as Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, that existed from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.
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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.
Empire of Vietnam
The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived Japanese-backed puppet state that existed in 1945 during World War II, preceding the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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D.
Protectorate of Annam
The Protectorate of Annam was a central Vietnamese monarchy under French colonial rule, forming one of the key constituent regions of French Indochina.
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E.
French Forces in Indochina
The French Forces in Indochina were the colonial military forces of France engaged in the First Indochina War against the Viet Minh across Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1946 to 1954.
- 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: colonialSubdivisionOf Context triple: [Tonkin, colonialSubdivisionOf, French Indochina]
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A.
colonialOffshoot
Indicates that one entity originated as a colony or derivative settlement established by another entity.
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B.
underColonialAdministrativeUnit
chosen
Indicates that one entity functioned within the jurisdiction or authority of a specified colonial administrative unit.
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C.
isColonialFoundationOf
Indicates that one entity was established as a colony that later developed into or served as the origin of the other entity.
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D.
countrySubdivision
Indicates that one geopolitical region is an administrative or territorial subdivision of a larger country.
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E.
ethnicSubdivisionOf
Indicates that one ethnic group is a constituent subgroup or branch within a larger, overarching ethnic group.
- 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_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_69ad08a3865c819093a6ffd1a8c74e2e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bee0be808190a8ccac6a41851fdd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.