Triple
T12759563
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tristero |
E304954
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thurn und Taxis (in novel’s backstory) |
E304957
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thurn und Taxis (in novel’s backstory) | Statement: [Tristero, connectedTo, Thurn und Taxis (in novel’s backstory)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thurn und Taxis (in novel’s backstory) Context triple: [Tristero, connectedTo, Thurn und Taxis (in novel’s backstory)]
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A.
Thurn und Taxis
chosen
Thurn und Taxis is a shadowy, possibly centuries-old postal organization in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, central to the book’s conspiracy-laden mystery.
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B.
House of Thurn und Taxis
The House of Thurn und Taxis is a prominent German noble family historically renowned for building and operating one of Europe’s first major postal systems and for its lasting influence in aristocratic and cultural circles.
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C.
Thurn und Taxis Palace
Thurn und Taxis Palace is a grand former monastic complex turned princely residence in Regensburg, Germany, known as one of Europe’s largest privately inhabited palaces.
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D.
Tale of the Troika
Tale of the Troika is a satirical Soviet science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that critiques bureaucracy and absurdity through a fantastical, allegorical narrative.
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E.
Taksim–Tünel Nostalgic Tramway
The Taksim–Tünel Nostalgic Tramway is a historic heritage tram line in Istanbul that runs along İstiklal Avenue, serving as both public transport and a popular tourist attraction.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d7bdf1fcd081909ffb0e0d6fa3a07d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96d8d3eb08190ae998df5cc6d9ba6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f67c9c93248190b77c7d229da64ffb |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:28 p.m.