Triple
T16109849
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shapur II |
E390843
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableBattle |
P259
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Siege of Nisibis
The Siege of Nisibis was a prolonged series of fourth-century assaults by the Sasanian Empire against the Roman-held frontier city of Nisibis, emblematic of the intense Roman–Sasanian rivalry in Mesopotamia.
|
E1194884
|
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: Siege of Nisibis | Statement: [Shapur II, notableBattle, Siege of Nisibis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Nisibis Context triple: [Shapur II, notableBattle, Siege of Nisibis]
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A.
Siege of Amida
The Siege of Amida was a major 6th-century confrontation in which Sasanian Persian forces captured the fortified Byzantine city of Amida, highlighting the intense struggle for control in the eastern frontier during Justinian’s reign.
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B.
Siege of Ctesiphon
The Siege of Ctesiphon was a pivotal early 7th-century battle in which Rashidun forces captured the Sasanian capital, hastening the collapse of the Persian Empire and consolidating Muslim control over Mesopotamia.
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C.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Siege of Nicomedia
The Siege of Nicomedia was an early 14th-century Ottoman campaign that captured the important Byzantine city of Nicomedia, marking a key step in the Ottoman expansion into northwestern Anatolia.
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E.
Siege of Cyzicus
The Siege of Cyzicus was a pivotal 73–72 BC engagement in which Roman forces under Lucullus trapped and devastated King Mithridates VI’s army in Asia Minor, turning the tide of the Third Mithridatic War.
- 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: Siege of Nisibis Triple: [Shapur II, notableBattle, Siege of Nisibis]
Generated description
The Siege of Nisibis was a prolonged series of fourth-century assaults by the Sasanian Empire against the Roman-held frontier city of Nisibis, emblematic of the intense Roman–Sasanian rivalry in Mesopotamia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Nisibis Target entity description: The Siege of Nisibis was a prolonged series of fourth-century assaults by the Sasanian Empire against the Roman-held frontier city of Nisibis, emblematic of the intense Roman–Sasanian rivalry in Mesopotamia.
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A.
Siege of Amida
The Siege of Amida was a major 6th-century confrontation in which Sasanian Persian forces captured the fortified Byzantine city of Amida, highlighting the intense struggle for control in the eastern frontier during Justinian’s reign.
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B.
Siege of Ctesiphon
The Siege of Ctesiphon was a pivotal early 7th-century battle in which Rashidun forces captured the Sasanian capital, hastening the collapse of the Persian Empire and consolidating Muslim control over Mesopotamia.
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C.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Siege of Nicomedia
The Siege of Nicomedia was an early 14th-century Ottoman campaign that captured the important Byzantine city of Nicomedia, marking a key step in the Ottoman expansion into northwestern Anatolia.
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E.
Siege of Cyzicus
The Siege of Cyzicus was a pivotal 73–72 BC engagement in which Roman forces under Lucullus trapped and devastated King Mithridates VI’s army in Asia Minor, turning the tide of the Third Mithridatic War.
- 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_69d87f1a8dd881909f1de6ef78849874 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2016665c0819081aa7a44b1d08183 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 9:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffeba674788190a589104cf90f28d5 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffed6638788190a94b87c849dcfbc7 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffee1cb2f88190b489160245a9828a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.