Triple
T16922583
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Thomson (photographer) |
E410476
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China and China |
E39202
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China and China | Statement: [John Thomson (photographer), notableWork, The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China and China]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China and China Context triple: [John Thomson (photographer), notableWork, The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China and China]
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A.
Strait of Malacca
chosen
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that serves as one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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B.
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea in Southeast Asia known for its strategic shipping lanes, rich fisheries, and significant oil and gas reserves, as well as ongoing territorial disputes among neighboring countries.
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C.
Gulf of Thailand–South China Sea passages
The Gulf of Thailand–South China Sea passages are a set of maritime routes and straits that provide navigational connections between the Gulf of Thailand and the broader South China Sea, facilitating regional shipping and trade.
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D.
Maritime Southeast Asia
Maritime Southeast Asia is the island-dominated subregion of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia (eastern part), Brunei, Singapore, and Timor-Leste, characterized by extensive archipelagos and maritime trade routes.
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E.
Bangka Strait
Bangka Strait is the sea channel separating Sumatra from Bangka Island in Indonesia, forming part of the busy maritime route between the Java Sea and the South China Sea.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69e3cdef7df881908b69aa3c4f50ef94 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00cfd5e17481909fc4303fcc1342bf |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.