Triple
T13544275
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fukuzawa Yukichi |
E323469
|
entity |
| Predicate | participatedIn |
P149
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Japanese mission to the United States (1860)
The Japanese mission to the United States (1860) was the first official Japanese diplomatic delegation to America during the late Tokugawa period, sent to ratify the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and observe Western institutions and technology.
|
E1046473
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Japanese mission to the United States (1860) | Statement: [Fukuzawa Yukichi, participatedIn, Japanese mission to the United States (1860)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese mission to the United States (1860) Context triple: [Fukuzawa Yukichi, participatedIn, Japanese mission to the United States (1860)]
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A.
Iwakura Mission
The Iwakura Mission was a landmark 1871–1873 Japanese diplomatic and fact-finding tour of the United States and Europe that aimed to renegotiate unequal treaties and study Western institutions to guide Japan’s modernization.
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B.
U.S. naval expedition to Japan
The U.S. naval expedition to Japan was the mid-19th-century American mission that forced the opening of Japan to Western trade and diplomacy, ending over two centuries of Japanese isolation.
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C.
Convention of Kanagawa
The Convention of Kanagawa was an 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that ended Japan’s isolationist policy by opening select ports to American vessels and establishing diplomatic relations.
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D.
1871 United States expedition to Korea
The 1871 United States expedition to Korea was a U.S. naval and military operation aimed at opening trade and securing diplomatic relations with Korea, which resulted in armed conflict near Ganghwa Island.
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E.
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858) was a pivotal unequal treaty that opened Japan to British trade and diplomatic relations during the late Tokugawa shogunate, significantly influencing Japan’s subsequent modernization and foreign policy.
- 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: Japanese mission to the United States (1860) Triple: [Fukuzawa Yukichi, participatedIn, Japanese mission to the United States (1860)]
Generated description
The Japanese mission to the United States (1860) was the first official Japanese diplomatic delegation to America during the late Tokugawa period, sent to ratify the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and observe Western institutions and technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese mission to the United States (1860) Target entity description: The Japanese mission to the United States (1860) was the first official Japanese diplomatic delegation to America during the late Tokugawa period, sent to ratify the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and observe Western institutions and technology.
-
A.
Iwakura Mission
The Iwakura Mission was a landmark 1871–1873 Japanese diplomatic and fact-finding tour of the United States and Europe that aimed to renegotiate unequal treaties and study Western institutions to guide Japan’s modernization.
-
B.
U.S. naval expedition to Japan
The U.S. naval expedition to Japan was the mid-19th-century American mission that forced the opening of Japan to Western trade and diplomacy, ending over two centuries of Japanese isolation.
-
C.
Convention of Kanagawa
The Convention of Kanagawa was an 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that ended Japan’s isolationist policy by opening select ports to American vessels and establishing diplomatic relations.
-
D.
1871 United States expedition to Korea
The 1871 United States expedition to Korea was a U.S. naval and military operation aimed at opening trade and securing diplomatic relations with Korea, which resulted in armed conflict near Ganghwa Island.
-
E.
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858) was a pivotal unequal treaty that opened Japan to British trade and diplomatic relations during the late Tokugawa shogunate, significantly influencing Japan’s subsequent modernization and foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69d8076776248190bdf0d4fa1f85a5fc |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbafda36248190acabde65a88c5471 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f75da094288190aff108b006c3da1f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f75f2c645481909c3e5ecdd239965d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f75f8e9b608190830ab942098a798c |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:45 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:45 p.m.