Triple
T1695659
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shaanxi Province |
E36651
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedIn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Northwest China
Northwest China is a vast, largely arid and ethnically diverse region of China that includes provinces such as Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, known for its Silk Road heritage and significant strategic importance.
|
E191604
|
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: Northwest China | Statement: [Shaanxi Province, locatedIn, Northwest China]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwest China Context triple: [Shaanxi Province, locatedIn, Northwest China]
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A.
Western China
Western China is the vast, often sparsely populated region of China that includes areas such as Xinjiang and Tibet, characterized by deserts, high plateaus, and significant ethnic and cultural diversity.
-
B.
North China
North China is a historically and politically significant region of northern China that has long been a strategic center for military, economic, and cultural activity.
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C.
Southwest China
Southwest China is a broad geographic and cultural region of China known for its mountainous terrain, ethnic diversity, and major provinces such as Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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D.
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is a vast, historically Silk Road–linked region in northwestern China known for its diverse ethnic groups, strategic location, and complex cultural and political history.
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E.
Central China
Central China is a broad geographic region of the People’s Republic of China that includes several inland provinces and has historically been a significant political, economic, and military heartland.
- 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: Northwest China Triple: [Shaanxi Province, locatedIn, Northwest China]
Generated description
Northwest China is a vast, largely arid and ethnically diverse region of China that includes provinces such as Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, known for its Silk Road heritage and significant strategic importance.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwest China Target entity description: Northwest China is a vast, largely arid and ethnically diverse region of China that includes provinces such as Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, known for its Silk Road heritage and significant strategic importance.
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A.
Western China
Western China is the vast, often sparsely populated region of China that includes areas such as Xinjiang and Tibet, characterized by deserts, high plateaus, and significant ethnic and cultural diversity.
-
B.
North China
North China is a historically and politically significant region of northern China that has long been a strategic center for military, economic, and cultural activity.
-
C.
Southwest China
Southwest China is a broad geographic and cultural region of China known for its mountainous terrain, ethnic diversity, and major provinces such as Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
-
D.
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is a vast, historically Silk Road–linked region in northwestern China known for its diverse ethnic groups, strategic location, and complex cultural and political history.
-
E.
Central China
Central China is a broad geographic region of the People’s Republic of China that includes several inland provinces and has historically been a significant political, economic, and military heartland.
- 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_69a886163dec8190859c514232a37a05 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa62b645a081909dafdf7a32f2a389 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad7998e1108190aa7430cd4ef887d9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad7a224d248190b0d1a7f70b76c164 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad7b4b4a208190966fa07a6f0d626e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.