Triple

T14427658
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dali Kingdom E357736 entity
Predicate lastRuler P1546 FINISHED
Object Duan Xingzhi
Duan Xingzhi was the final monarch of the Dali Kingdom, marking the end of this medieval Bai state in what is now Yunnan, China.
E1127868 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Duan Xingzhi | Statement: [Dali Kingdom, lastRuler, Duan Xingzhi]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duan Xingzhi
Context triple: [Dali Kingdom, lastRuler, Duan Xingzhi]
  • A. Duan Zhigui
    Duan Zhigui was a Chinese warlord and military commander of the early Republican era, associated with the Anhui clique’s political and military activities.
  • B. Liu Xu
    Liu Xu was a lesser-known offspring of Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty, belonging to the imperial Liu family during one of China's most powerful early empires.
  • C. Li Rong
    Li Rong was a prominent Chinese linguist known for his influential work on Chinese dialectology and the classification of Sinitic languages.
  • D. Duan Gong
    Duan Gong was the era name used during part of the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song dynasty in imperial China.
  • E. Feng Zhen
    Feng Zhen is a notable individual who bears the Chinese surname Feng and is recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinctly recorded.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duan Xingzhi
Target entity description: Duan Xingzhi was the final monarch of the Dali Kingdom, marking the end of this medieval Bai state in what is now Yunnan, China.
  • A. Duan Zhigui
    Duan Zhigui was a Chinese warlord and military commander of the early Republican era, associated with the Anhui clique’s political and military activities.
  • B. Liu Xu
    Liu Xu was a lesser-known offspring of Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty, belonging to the imperial Liu family during one of China's most powerful early empires.
  • C. Li Rong
    Li Rong was a prominent Chinese linguist known for his influential work on Chinese dialectology and the classification of Sinitic languages.
  • D. Duan Gong
    Duan Gong was the era name used during part of the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song dynasty in imperial China.
  • E. Feng Zhen
    Feng Zhen is a notable individual who bears the Chinese surname Feng and is recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinctly recorded.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Duan Xingzhi
Triple: [Dali Kingdom, lastRuler, Duan Xingzhi]
Generated description
Duan Xingzhi was the final monarch of the Dali Kingdom, marking the end of this medieval Bai state in what is now Yunnan, China.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8279402a88190821ffa39ae15bccf elicitation completed
NER batch_69de911398f08190be85bc0a8bef6b1b ner completed
NED1 batch_69fe7e7563188190b50c4413cd5dde37 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69fe8052b5fc8190841d65a736dadbce ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69fe8005a12881909d701188ab0a95b7 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:18 a.m.