Triple

T17290318
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kingdom of Light E419765 entity
Predicate describedIn P519 FINISHED
Object Manichaean cosmology
Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.
 E1262754 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Manichaean cosmology | Statement: [Kingdom of Light, describedIn, Manichaean cosmology]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Manichaean cosmology
Context triple: [Kingdom of Light, describedIn, Manichaean cosmology]
  • A. Manichaeism
    Manichaeism was a major dualistic, syncretic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE that spread from the Roman Empire to China, blending elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
  • B. Manichaean canon
    The Manichaean canon is the collection of sacred scriptures and doctrinal writings that formed the authoritative religious texts of the Manichaean faith founded by the prophet Mani.
  • C. Manichaean Elect
    The Manichaean Elect were an ascetic elite within Manichaeism who strictly observed rigorous spiritual disciplines and were believed to play a key role in liberating divine light from the material world.
  • D. Manichaean Hearers
    Manichaean Hearers were lay followers of the Manichaean religion who supported the ascetic Elect through material aid and observance of a less rigorous religious discipline.
  • E. The Cosmic Doctrine
    The Cosmic Doctrine is an influential esoteric text by Dion Fortune that outlines a complex metaphysical and occult cosmology used in Western mystery traditions.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Manichaean cosmology
Target entity description: Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.
  • A. Manichaeism
    Manichaeism was a major dualistic, syncretic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE that spread from the Roman Empire to China, blending elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
  • B. Manichaean canon
    The Manichaean canon is the collection of sacred scriptures and doctrinal writings that formed the authoritative religious texts of the Manichaean faith founded by the prophet Mani.
  • C. Manichaean Elect
    The Manichaean Elect were an ascetic elite within Manichaeism who strictly observed rigorous spiritual disciplines and were believed to play a key role in liberating divine light from the material world.
  • D. Manichaean Hearers
    Manichaean Hearers were lay followers of the Manichaean religion who supported the ascetic Elect through material aid and observance of a less rigorous religious discipline.
  • E. The Cosmic Doctrine
    The Cosmic Doctrine is an influential esoteric text by Dion Fortune that outlines a complex metaphysical and occult cosmology used in Western mystery traditions.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Manichaean cosmology
Triple: [Kingdom of Light, describedIn, Manichaean cosmology]
Generated description
Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d886db32608190a61e18862c5a8af6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e43782b7ac8190b702567e9ccf9a35 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a018c407fe8819095b16b171f29cf1b ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_6a018e958cf08190b265c8a3bfd44512 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_6a018cf93d44819083defe64923320d5 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.