Triple
T1391372
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northern Expedition |
E29965
|
entity |
| Predicate | opponent |
P437
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zhang Zuolin
Zhang Zuolin was a powerful Chinese warlord who controlled Manchuria and led the Fengtian clique during the turbulent Warlord Era of the early 20th century.
|
E159987
|
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: Zhang Zuolin | Statement: [Northern Expedition, opponent, Zhang Zuolin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zhang Zuolin Context triple: [Northern Expedition, opponent, Zhang Zuolin]
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A.
Li Yuanhong
Li Yuanhong was a Chinese military leader and politician who became a key figure in the 1911 Revolution and later served as president of the Republic of China.
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B.
Feng Yuxiang
Feng Yuxiang was a prominent Chinese warlord and nationalist general known for his shifting alliances, modernization efforts, and significant role in the early 20th-century Chinese military and political landscape.
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C.
Zhang Xueliang
Zhang Xueliang was a prominent Chinese warlord and Nationalist general best known for his role in the 1936 Xi'an Incident, which forced Chiang Kai-shek to cooperate with the Chinese Communists against Japan.
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D.
Yan Xishan
Yan Xishan was a prominent Chinese warlord and political leader who controlled Shanxi province for decades and played a significant role in Republican-era Chinese military and political affairs.
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E.
Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai was a powerful late Qing and early Republican Chinese military and political leader who became the first president of the Republic of China and briefly declared himself emperor.
- 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: Zhang Zuolin Triple: [Northern Expedition, opponent, Zhang Zuolin]
Generated description
Zhang Zuolin was a powerful Chinese warlord who controlled Manchuria and led the Fengtian clique during the turbulent Warlord Era of the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zhang Zuolin Target entity description: Zhang Zuolin was a powerful Chinese warlord who controlled Manchuria and led the Fengtian clique during the turbulent Warlord Era of the early 20th century.
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A.
Li Yuanhong
Li Yuanhong was a Chinese military leader and politician who became a key figure in the 1911 Revolution and later served as president of the Republic of China.
-
B.
Feng Yuxiang
Feng Yuxiang was a prominent Chinese warlord and nationalist general known for his shifting alliances, modernization efforts, and significant role in the early 20th-century Chinese military and political landscape.
-
C.
Zhang Xueliang
Zhang Xueliang was a prominent Chinese warlord and Nationalist general best known for his role in the 1936 Xi'an Incident, which forced Chiang Kai-shek to cooperate with the Chinese Communists against Japan.
-
D.
Yan Xishan
Yan Xishan was a prominent Chinese warlord and political leader who controlled Shanxi province for decades and played a significant role in Republican-era Chinese military and political affairs.
-
E.
Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai was a powerful late Qing and early Republican Chinese military and political leader who became the first president of the Republic of China and briefly declared himself emperor.
- 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_69a498dc92f8819094a1108f8ac90f43 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c35f7ab081909fe81dd475d6196f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acde28dd888190baa4a26f96f33e0a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acded052a88190945cf7a2af019c68 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acdf41eb5c819088f2203f33995ccb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.