Triple
T17237318
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lafcadio Hearn |
E418396
|
entity |
| Predicate | subjectOfWriting |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Meiji-era Japan |
E2134
|
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: Meiji-era Japan | Statement: [Lafcadio Hearn, subjectOfWriting, Meiji-era Japan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meiji-era Japan Context triple: [Lafcadio Hearn, subjectOfWriting, Meiji-era Japan]
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A.
Meiji era
chosen
The Meiji era was a transformative period in Japanese history (1868–1912) marked by rapid modernization, industrialization, and the establishment of Western-style political, educational, and social institutions.
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B.
modern Japan
Modern Japan is a highly industrialized, technologically advanced East Asian nation known for its blend of cutting-edge innovation, dense urban centers, and deeply rooted traditional culture.
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C.
Edo period
The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
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D.
Imperial Japan
Imperial Japan was the militaristic empire that dominated East Asia in the early 20th century and served as a principal Axis power in World War II, pursuing aggressive expansion and engaging in major conflicts with the Allied nations.
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E.
Taisho era
The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
- 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_69d886d8e96081909870bff6c3d0bf09 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42dfcf2608190b6935b79ea2ae946 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01676596a48190ae17a411b86e613e |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:39 a.m.