Triple

T14964054

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Heinrich von Stephan	`E373140`	entity
Predicate	employer	`P7`	FINISHED
Object	Prussian postal service The Prussian postal service was the state-run mail and communications system of the Kingdom of Prussia, which played a key role in modernizing and organizing postal operations in 19th-century Central Europe.	`E1130586`	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: Prussian postal service | Statement: [Heinrich von Stephan, employer, Prussian postal service]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Prussian postal service
Context triple: [Heinrich von Stephan, employer, Prussian postal service]

A. Prussian customs service
The Prussian customs service was a state agency of the Kingdom of Prussia responsible for regulating trade, collecting tariffs, and enforcing customs laws across its territories.
B. German postal service
The German postal service is the national mail and logistics provider in Germany, responsible for delivering letters, parcels, and related services across the country and internationally.
C. Prussian railway administration
The Prussian railway administration was the state authority responsible for operating and managing the extensive railway network of the Kingdom of Prussia, which played a key role in its economic development and military logistics.
D. Imperial Russian postal and telegraph administration
The Imperial Russian postal and telegraph administration was the centralized state body of the Russian Empire responsible for managing and operating its nationwide postal and telegraph communication systems until the 1917 revolution.
E. Verband der Reichspostangestellten
Der Verband der Reichspostangestellten war eine deutsche Gewerkschaft der Angestellten der Reichspost in der Weimarer Republik.
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: Prussian postal service
Triple: [Heinrich von Stephan, employer, Prussian postal service]

Generated description

The Prussian postal service was the state-run mail and communications system of the Kingdom of Prussia, which played a key role in modernizing and organizing postal operations in 19th-century Central Europe.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Prussian postal service
Target entity description: The Prussian postal service was the state-run mail and communications system of the Kingdom of Prussia, which played a key role in modernizing and organizing postal operations in 19th-century Central Europe.

A. Prussian customs service
The Prussian customs service was a state agency of the Kingdom of Prussia responsible for regulating trade, collecting tariffs, and enforcing customs laws across its territories.
B. German postal service
The German postal service is the national mail and logistics provider in Germany, responsible for delivering letters, parcels, and related services across the country and internationally.
C. Prussian railway administration
The Prussian railway administration was the state authority responsible for operating and managing the extensive railway network of the Kingdom of Prussia, which played a key role in its economic development and military logistics.
D. Imperial Russian postal and telegraph administration
The Imperial Russian postal and telegraph administration was the centralized state body of the Russian Empire responsible for managing and operating its nationwide postal and telegraph communication systems until the 1917 revolution.
E. Verband der Reichspostangestellten
Der Verband der Reichspostangestellten war eine deutsche Gewerkschaft der Angestellten der Reichspost in der Weimarer Republik.
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_69d85cca979481908747d2a81eba1cea`	completed	April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69ded6d0487c8190b7754af8c5014b37`	completed	April 15, 2026, 12:07 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69fe8bdeec408190893d1db9254da24e`	completed	May 9, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69fe90383bd081908bc754655c203695`	completed	May 9, 2026, 1:39 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69fe90ec50e081909ab267fee2b069bc`	completed	May 9, 2026, 1:42 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:40 a.m.