Triple
T16917264
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British military administration in Mesopotamia |
E410351
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British occupation of Basra
The British occupation of Basra was the 1914 World War I campaign in which British-Indian forces seized the key port city of Basra from the Ottoman Empire, establishing a strategic foothold in Mesopotamia.
|
E1240472
|
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: British occupation of Basra | Statement: [British military administration in Mesopotamia, significantEvent, British occupation of Basra]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British occupation of Basra Context triple: [British military administration in Mesopotamia, significantEvent, British occupation of Basra]
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A.
Iraqi Levies
The Iraqi Levies were locally recruited auxiliary troops serving under British command in Iraq, known for their role in defending British interests and installations such as RAF Habbaniya during World War II.
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B.
British occupation of Kabul
The British occupation of Kabul was a brief 19th-century military control of Afghanistan’s capital by British forces during the First Anglo-Afghan War, which ended disastrously with a retreat marked by heavy losses.
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C.
Capture of Baghdad (1917)
The Capture of Baghdad (1917) was a key World War I victory in which British and Indian forces seized the Ottoman-held city of Baghdad, significantly weakening Ottoman control in Mesopotamia.
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D.
2007 Battle of Basra
The 2007 Battle of Basra was a major confrontation in the Iraq War in which Iraqi government forces, backed by coalition support, fought Shiite militias for control of the strategic southern city of Basra.
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E.
British occupation of Egypt
The British occupation of Egypt was the period beginning in 1882 when Britain established effective control over Egypt, turning it into a strategic imperial protectorate centered on the Suez Canal and profoundly shaping its political and economic development.
- 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: British occupation of Basra Triple: [British military administration in Mesopotamia, significantEvent, British occupation of Basra]
Generated description
The British occupation of Basra was the 1914 World War I campaign in which British-Indian forces seized the key port city of Basra from the Ottoman Empire, establishing a strategic foothold in Mesopotamia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British occupation of Basra Target entity description: The British occupation of Basra was the 1914 World War I campaign in which British-Indian forces seized the key port city of Basra from the Ottoman Empire, establishing a strategic foothold in Mesopotamia.
-
A.
Iraqi Levies
The Iraqi Levies were locally recruited auxiliary troops serving under British command in Iraq, known for their role in defending British interests and installations such as RAF Habbaniya during World War II.
-
B.
British occupation of Kabul
The British occupation of Kabul was a brief 19th-century military control of Afghanistan’s capital by British forces during the First Anglo-Afghan War, which ended disastrously with a retreat marked by heavy losses.
-
C.
Capture of Baghdad (1917)
The Capture of Baghdad (1917) was a key World War I victory in which British and Indian forces seized the Ottoman-held city of Baghdad, significantly weakening Ottoman control in Mesopotamia.
-
D.
2007 Battle of Basra
The 2007 Battle of Basra was a major confrontation in the Iraq War in which Iraqi government forces, backed by coalition support, fought Shiite militias for control of the strategic southern city of Basra.
-
E.
British occupation of Egypt
The British occupation of Egypt was the period beginning in 1882 when Britain established effective control over Egypt, turning it into a strategic imperial protectorate centered on the Suez Canal and profoundly shaping its political and economic development.
- 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_69d886c7b1e481908c3766dfa8c13458 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3cdeb74c08190b6f247cdf4b21405 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00c7c0cb08819098e2ce2aed4d51b3 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00c87e9c5081909a09434341a5abaa |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00c923e6d4819086e91be261d13051 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.