Triple
T16170807
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Republic of Ezo |
E392428
|
entity |
| Predicate | militaryLeader |
P15490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hijikata Toshizō
Hijikata Toshizō was a famed late-Edo period samurai and vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, known for his staunch loyalty to the Tokugawa shogunate and his role in Japan’s Boshin War.
|
E1228511
|
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: Hijikata Toshizō | Statement: [Republic of Ezo, militaryLeader, Hijikata Toshizō]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hijikata Toshizō Context triple: [Republic of Ezo, militaryLeader, Hijikata Toshizō]
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A.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
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C.
Katsura Kogorō
Katsura Kogorō, better known as Kido Takayoshi, was a key samurai leader of the Chōshū domain and one of the principal architects of Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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D.
Araki Sadao
Araki Sadao was a prominent Japanese general and influential political figure of the early Shōwa era, known for his role in promoting militarism and ultranationalism within the Imperial Japanese Army and government.
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E.
Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Yamanaka Shikanosuke was a famed samurai and retainer of the Amago clan during Japan’s Sengoku period, celebrated for his unwavering loyalty and martial prowess.
- 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: Hijikata Toshizō Triple: [Republic of Ezo, militaryLeader, Hijikata Toshizō]
Generated description
Hijikata Toshizō was a famed late-Edo period samurai and vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, known for his staunch loyalty to the Tokugawa shogunate and his role in Japan’s Boshin War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hijikata Toshizō Target entity description: Hijikata Toshizō was a famed late-Edo period samurai and vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, known for his staunch loyalty to the Tokugawa shogunate and his role in Japan’s Boshin War.
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A.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
-
C.
Katsura Kogorō
Katsura Kogorō, better known as Kido Takayoshi, was a key samurai leader of the Chōshū domain and one of the principal architects of Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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D.
Araki Sadao
Araki Sadao was a prominent Japanese general and influential political figure of the early Shōwa era, known for his role in promoting militarism and ultranationalism within the Imperial Japanese Army and government.
-
E.
Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Yamanaka Shikanosuke was a famed samurai and retainer of the Amago clan during Japan’s Sengoku period, celebrated for his unwavering loyalty and martial prowess.
- 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_69d87f1d32208190942e4e499a80c18c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e21eb6de30819083af54b50ae5ae51 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 11:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a008a1f8d648190b9c6280b875a17e4 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a008ccaba388190afb9f17e20716d2e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a008d3c6fe081908c70e884eafb576f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:02 a.m.