Triple

T13455871
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Feudal Japan E311229 entity
Predicate topRulerTitle P41897 FINISHED
Object shogun
A shogun was the military dictator and de facto ruler of Japan for much of its feudal history, wielding actual political power while the emperor remained a ceremonial figurehead.
E1041531 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: shogun | Statement: [Feudal Japan, topRulerTitle, shogun]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: shogun
Context triple: [Feudal Japan, topRulerTitle, shogun]
  • A. shadow shogun
    Shadow shogun is a political nickname used in Japan for powerful behind-the-scenes leaders who wield significant influence without holding the top official post, notably applied to figures like Kakuei Tanaka.
  • B. Shogun
    Shogun is a historical drama television miniseries based on James Clavell’s novel, depicting political intrigue and cultural clashes in feudal Japan.
  • C. Sengoku
    Sengoku refers to Japan’s turbulent “Warring States” period (c. 1467–1600), marked by constant military conflict, social upheaval, and the rise of powerful regional warlords.
  • D. Samurai
    Samurai is a spinning thrill ride at Thorpe Park in the UK known for its intense, disorienting inversions and high-speed rotations.
  • E. Genpei War
    The Genpei War was a late 12th-century Japanese civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans that led to the rise of the samurai class and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate.
  • 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: shogun
Triple: [Feudal Japan, topRulerTitle, shogun]
Generated description
A shogun was the military dictator and de facto ruler of Japan for much of its feudal history, wielding actual political power while the emperor remained a ceremonial figurehead.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: shogun
Target entity description: A shogun was the military dictator and de facto ruler of Japan for much of its feudal history, wielding actual political power while the emperor remained a ceremonial figurehead.
  • A. shadow shogun
    Shadow shogun is a political nickname used in Japan for powerful behind-the-scenes leaders who wield significant influence without holding the top official post, notably applied to figures like Kakuei Tanaka.
  • B. Shogun
    Shogun is a historical drama television miniseries based on James Clavell’s novel, depicting political intrigue and cultural clashes in feudal Japan.
  • C. Sengoku
    Sengoku refers to Japan’s turbulent “Warring States” period (c. 1467–1600), marked by constant military conflict, social upheaval, and the rise of powerful regional warlords.
  • D. Samurai
    Samurai is a spinning thrill ride at Thorpe Park in the UK known for its intense, disorienting inversions and high-speed rotations.
  • E. Genpei War
    The Genpei War was a late 12th-century Japanese civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans that led to the rise of the samurai class and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: topRulerTitle
Context triple: [Feudal Japan, topRulerTitle, shogun]
  • A. titleHolderRuled
    Indicates that the entity holding a particular title exercised ruling authority or governance over another entity or domain.
  • B. currentRuler
    Indicates that one entity is the present reigning ruler or head of state of another entity (such as a country, region, or polity).
  • C. titleHolderIs chosen
    Indicates that one entity currently holds or possesses a specific title associated with another entity.
  • D. mainRuler
    Indicates that one entity is the primary sovereign or highest-ranking ruler over another entity, such as a territory, people, or political unit.
  • E. titleHolderRank
    Indicates the relative position or level of precedence assigned to a title holder within a ranked order or hierarchy.
  • 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_69d806a938b8819097ec43a2229fc7f9 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbaefc52448190b30d7999f44a9765 completed April 12, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7399e33008190b10c14f30ff0c0d2 completed May 3, 2026, 12:03 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f73e59f4d88190b13904a347072cdd completed May 3, 2026, 12:23 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f73ece474c81909007cf1330a5b8c1 completed May 3, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d9a03ce03481908c61094f0cc0c158 completed April 11, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:41 p.m.