Triple

T1391374
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Northern Expedition E29965 entity
Predicate opponent P437 FINISHED
Object Sun Chuanfang
Sun Chuanfang was a prominent Chinese warlord of the early 20th century who controlled much of eastern China as leader of the so-called "Five Provinces Coalition" before being defeated during the Nationalist Northern Expedition.
E164199 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: Sun Chuanfang | Statement: [Northern Expedition, opponent, Sun Chuanfang]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sun Chuanfang
Context triple: [Northern Expedition, opponent, Sun Chuanfang]
  • A. Wu Peifu
    Wu Peifu was a prominent Chinese warlord and military strategist of the early Republic era, known as a leading figure of the Zhili clique who opposed the Kuomintang’s unification efforts.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: Sun Chuanfang
Triple: [Northern Expedition, opponent, Sun Chuanfang]
Generated description
Sun Chuanfang was a prominent Chinese warlord of the early 20th century who controlled much of eastern China as leader of the so-called "Five Provinces Coalition" before being defeated during the Nationalist Northern Expedition.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sun Chuanfang
Target entity description: Sun Chuanfang was a prominent Chinese warlord of the early 20th century who controlled much of eastern China as leader of the so-called "Five Provinces Coalition" before being defeated during the Nationalist Northern Expedition.
  • A. Wu Peifu
    Wu Peifu was a prominent Chinese warlord and military strategist of the early Republic era, known as a leading figure of the Zhili clique who opposed the Kuomintang’s unification efforts.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69ad0153f1648190abd63beadfb6709b completed March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad01deec588190b33efd988e0db5d2 completed March 8, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad024e077c8190b0ef48ac7042ac5b completed March 8, 2026, 4:59 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.