Triple

T1728761
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Ligny E37559 entity
Predicate riverInvolved P165 FINISHED
Object Ligny stream
The Ligny stream is a small watercourse in present-day Belgium that played a key geographical role in the 1815 Battle of Ligny during the Napoleonic Wars.
E195281 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Ligny stream | Statement: [Battle of Ligny, riverInvolved, Ligny stream]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ligny stream
Context triple: [Battle of Ligny, riverInvolved, Ligny stream]
  • A. Semois River
    The Semois River is a picturesque waterway in southern Belgium and northern France, known for winding through the rugged, forested landscapes of the Ardennes.
  • B. Somme River
    The Somme River is a waterway in northern France that became historically significant as the site of one of World War I’s largest and bloodiest battles.
  • C. Deûle River
    The Deûle River is a canalised river in northern France that flows through the city of Lille and serves as an important waterway in the region.
  • D. Marne
    The Marne is a major river in northeastern France that flows through the Île-de-France region before joining the Seine near Paris.
  • E. Truyère River
    The Truyère River is a major tributary of the Lot in southern France, known for its deep gorges, hydroelectric dams, and scenic course through the rugged landscapes of the Massif Central.
  • 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: Ligny stream
Triple: [Battle of Ligny, riverInvolved, Ligny stream]
Generated description
The Ligny stream is a small watercourse in present-day Belgium that played a key geographical role in the 1815 Battle of Ligny during the Napoleonic Wars.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ligny stream
Target entity description: The Ligny stream is a small watercourse in present-day Belgium that played a key geographical role in the 1815 Battle of Ligny during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • A. Semois River
    The Semois River is a picturesque waterway in southern Belgium and northern France, known for winding through the rugged, forested landscapes of the Ardennes.
  • B. Somme River
    The Somme River is a waterway in northern France that became historically significant as the site of one of World War I’s largest and bloodiest battles.
  • C. Deûle River
    The Deûle River is a canalised river in northern France that flows through the city of Lille and serves as an important waterway in the region.
  • D. Marne
    The Marne is a major river in northeastern France that flows through the Île-de-France region before joining the Seine near Paris.
  • E. Truyère River
    The Truyère River is a major tributary of the Lot in southern France, known for its deep gorges, hydroelectric dams, and scenic course through the rugged landscapes of the Massif Central.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: riverInvolved
Context triple: [Battle of Ligny, riverInvolved, Ligny stream]
  • A. riverSystem
    Indicates that one entity is a river system to which the other entity belongs or is a component (such as a tributary or segment).
  • B. riverConfluence
    Indicates the location or relationship where two or more rivers or streams join and merge into a single watercourse.
  • C. hasRiver chosen
    Indicates that a location or area contains, is traversed by, or is directly associated with a river.
  • D. mouthOfTheWatercourse
    Indicates the location where a watercourse ends and flows into a larger body of water.
  • E. waterwaySystem
    Indicates that one entity is part of, or belongs to, a connected network of waterways associated with another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a8861acab88190bb43cde203429399 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aadb7bda1081908f2c41c520c9c55c completed March 6, 2026, 1:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad8af6b034819087f6d168b9f5249a completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad979ce880819089daecbc8455ec84 completed March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad9ba92a848190918a8748fb65348a completed March 8, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aa61c0a0288190bce9d60062a84b69 completed March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.