Triple

T12956159
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject British Commissioner of Weihaiwei E310016 entity
Predicate appliesToJurisdiction P82 FINISHED
Object Weihaiwei
Weihaiwei was a British-leased territory and naval base on the northeastern coast of China, held from the late 19th to early 20th century.
 E177120 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Weihaiwei | Statement: [British Commissioner of Weihaiwei, appliesToJurisdiction, Weihaiwei]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Weihaiwei
Context triple: [British Commissioner of Weihaiwei, appliesToJurisdiction, Weihaiwei]
  • A. Weihai
    Weihai is a coastal city in eastern China known for its strategic location on the Yellow Sea, maritime history, and role as a major port and tourist destination.
  • B. Port of Weihai
    The Port of Weihai is a key Chinese seaport and transportation hub on the northeastern coast of Shandong Province, serving regional trade and ferry routes across the Yellow and Bohai Seas.
  • C. Penglai
    Penglai is a coastal city in northeastern Shandong, China, famed in Chinese mythology and history as a legendary isle of immortals and a scenic seaside destination.
  • D. Longkou
    Longkou is a coastal city in northeastern Shandong Province, China, known for its port, marine-based industries, and production of Longkou vermicelli.
  • E. Huludao
    Huludao is a coastal city in southwestern Liaoning Province, China, known for its port, shipbuilding industry, and seaside tourism.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Weihaiwei
Target entity description: Weihaiwei was a British-leased territory and naval base on the northeastern coast of China, held from the late 19th to early 20th century.
  • A. Weihai chosen
    Weihai is a coastal city in eastern China known for its strategic location on the Yellow Sea, maritime history, and role as a major port and tourist destination.
  • B. Port of Weihai
    The Port of Weihai is a key Chinese seaport and transportation hub on the northeastern coast of Shandong Province, serving regional trade and ferry routes across the Yellow and Bohai Seas.
  • C. Penglai
    Penglai is a coastal city in northeastern Shandong, China, famed in Chinese mythology and history as a legendary isle of immortals and a scenic seaside destination.
  • D. Longkou
    Longkou is a coastal city in northeastern Shandong Province, China, known for its port, marine-based industries, and production of Longkou vermicelli.
  • E. Huludao
    Huludao is a coastal city in southwestern Liaoning Province, China, known for its port, shipbuilding industry, and seaside tourism.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Weihaiwei
Triple: [British Commissioner of Weihaiwei, appliesToJurisdiction, Weihaiwei]
Generated description
Weihaiwei was a British-leased territory and naval base on the northeastern coast of China, held from the late 19th to early 20th century.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d7bdfb57a88190836b743e2825feca elicitation completed
NER batch_69d97e2b0108819098a681f93e90dbda ner completed
NED1 batch_69f6b8dc135c819091b7708d90db25cb ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f6bb337b708190a874cec01d588236 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f6b9dac2c88190850304023f156969 nedg completed
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:44 p.m.