Triple
T15081974
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Li Hongzhang |
E360168
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Beiyang Trade Minister
The Beiyang Trade Minister was a high-ranking Qing dynasty official responsible for overseeing foreign trade and diplomatic affairs in northern China, particularly through key treaty ports like Tianjin.
|
E1136468
|
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: Beiyang Trade Minister | Statement: [Li Hongzhang, positionHeld, Beiyang Trade Minister]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beiyang Trade Minister Context triple: [Li Hongzhang, positionHeld, Beiyang Trade Minister]
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A.
Beiyang Minister
The Beiyang Minister was a high-ranking Qing dynasty official responsible for overseeing northern China’s military and foreign affairs, particularly in relation to the Beiyang Fleet and regional modernization efforts.
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B.
Secretary for Overseas Trade
The Secretary for Overseas Trade was a British government ministerial post responsible for promoting and managing the United Kingdom’s international commercial and export interests.
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C.
High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East
The High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East was a senior British diplomatic post empowered to negotiate and enforce imperial policy and treaties across East Asia in the mid-19th century.
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D.
Viceroy of Zhili
The Viceroy of Zhili was one of the highest-ranking regional governorships in late imperial China, overseeing the strategically vital Zhili (Hebei) region surrounding Beijing and wielding significant military and civil authority.
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E.
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman, diplomat, and military leader who played a key role in China's self-strengthening efforts and negotiations with foreign powers.
- 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: Beiyang Trade Minister Triple: [Li Hongzhang, positionHeld, Beiyang Trade Minister]
Generated description
The Beiyang Trade Minister was a high-ranking Qing dynasty official responsible for overseeing foreign trade and diplomatic affairs in northern China, particularly through key treaty ports like Tianjin.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beiyang Trade Minister Target entity description: The Beiyang Trade Minister was a high-ranking Qing dynasty official responsible for overseeing foreign trade and diplomatic affairs in northern China, particularly through key treaty ports like Tianjin.
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A.
Beiyang Minister
The Beiyang Minister was a high-ranking Qing dynasty official responsible for overseeing northern China’s military and foreign affairs, particularly in relation to the Beiyang Fleet and regional modernization efforts.
-
B.
Secretary for Overseas Trade
The Secretary for Overseas Trade was a British government ministerial post responsible for promoting and managing the United Kingdom’s international commercial and export interests.
-
C.
High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East
The High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East was a senior British diplomatic post empowered to negotiate and enforce imperial policy and treaties across East Asia in the mid-19th century.
-
D.
Viceroy of Zhili
The Viceroy of Zhili was one of the highest-ranking regional governorships in late imperial China, overseeing the strategically vital Zhili (Hebei) region surrounding Beijing and wielding significant military and civil authority.
-
E.
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang was a prominent late Qing dynasty statesman, diplomat, and military leader who played a key role in China's self-strengthening efforts and negotiations with foreign powers.
- 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_69d85a035aa88190b52a139d3a1b7b6d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0027450a48190a84588b6aaf84ebf |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69feae15d6308190a62b4f66c550db04 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 3:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69feaf8e1b508190b0b5ceb64d44fad6 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 3:52 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69feb038065c8190b60266644db64092 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 3:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:03 a.m.