Triple

T140360
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Illinois militia E2836 entity
Predicate areaOfOperations P710 FINISHED
Object Illinois frontier
The Illinois frontier was the sparsely settled, contested border region of early Illinois where settlers, Native American nations, and military forces frequently clashed during westward expansion.
E16669 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: Illinois frontier | Statement: [Illinois militia, areaOfOperations, Illinois frontier]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois frontier
Context triple: [Illinois militia, areaOfOperations, Illinois frontier]
  • A. Old West
    The Old West refers to the 19th-century American frontier era characterized by westward expansion, cowboys, lawlessness, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
  • B. Illinois militia
    The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk War.
  • C. Heart of America
    Heart of America is a nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its central location and cultural significance in the United States.
  • D. Winnebago War
    The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
  • E. Illinois Prairie Path
    The Illinois Prairie Path is a pioneering multi-use rail-trail in northeastern Illinois, popular for walking, running, and cycling through suburban natural areas.
  • 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: Illinois frontier
Triple: [Illinois militia, areaOfOperations, Illinois frontier]
Generated description
The Illinois frontier was the sparsely settled, contested border region of early Illinois where settlers, Native American nations, and military forces frequently clashed during westward expansion.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois frontier
Target entity description: The Illinois frontier was the sparsely settled, contested border region of early Illinois where settlers, Native American nations, and military forces frequently clashed during westward expansion.
  • A. Old West
    The Old West refers to the 19th-century American frontier era characterized by westward expansion, cowboys, lawlessness, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
  • B. Illinois militia
    The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk War.
  • C. Heart of America
    Heart of America is a nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its central location and cultural significance in the United States.
  • D. Winnebago War
    The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
  • E. Illinois Prairie Path
    The Illinois Prairie Path is a pioneering multi-use rail-trail in northeastern Illinois, popular for walking, running, and cycling through suburban natural areas.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: areaOfOperations
Context triple: [Illinois militia, areaOfOperations, Illinois frontier]
  • A. militaryDistrict
    Indicates that an entity functions as, or is located within, an administrative military district or region under military jurisdiction.
  • B. militaryTheater chosen
    Indicates that an entity is a geographic or operational area where military operations or campaigns are conducted.
  • C. affectedArea
    Indicates the specific region or extent over which an event, condition, or influence has an impact.
  • D. militaryConflict
    Indicates a relationship where two or more parties are engaged in organized, armed hostilities or warfare against each other.
  • E. area
    Indicates that one entity has a measured two-dimensional extent or surface size quantified by another entity.
  • 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_69a2521e35c08190b28e5c9f1e3c9b59 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a257c679d88190bc71775dab2cfc64 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2b85fe4d481909e39b745857b62e7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2b8fccfe081909f9b3d4c5f900a1c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2b983d1d081909a850747695b8e0c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2565426c08190aab68e34a6a2d60e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.