Triple

T15013122
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Duke of Brunswick-Bevern E377887 entity
Predicate region P40 FINISHED
Object Northern Germany E38556 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: Northern Germany | Statement: [Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, region, Northern Germany]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

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: Northern Germany
Context triple: [Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, region, Northern Germany]
  • A. Northern Germany chosen
    Northern Germany is the northern region of Germany, bordering the North and Baltic Seas and Denmark, known for its flat landscapes, Hanseatic cities, and cultural and linguistic ties to Scandinavia.
  • B. western Germany
    Western Germany is the region of Germany encompassing its western federal states, historically significant as an industrial heartland and cultural crossroads bordering countries like France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
  • C. Elbe–Weser region
    The Elbe–Weser region is a geographical area in northern Germany situated between the Elbe and Weser rivers, encompassing parts of Lower Saxony and known for its rural landscapes and small historic towns.
  • D. Central Germany
    Central Germany is a loosely defined region in the middle of the country that encompasses parts of several federal states and serves as a historical, cultural, and economic heartland of Germany.
  • E. Upper Germany
    Upper Germany was a Roman imperial province along the upper Rhine frontier, encompassing parts of modern southwestern Germany, eastern France, and Switzerland.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85cd3a3c881908c71fc424d459c17 elicitation completed
NER batch_69ded7613cec8190ac25e3f68c5d0edf ner completed
NED1 batch_69fe9dc7f4b48190b95af06d443fa37c ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:55 a.m.