Triple
T1729229
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dili, Timor-Leste |
E37570
|
entity |
| Predicate | wasColonialCenterOf |
P14423
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Portuguese Timor
Portuguese Timor was a former Portuguese colony in Southeast Asia that occupied the eastern half of Timor Island until it became the independent nation of East Timor (Timor-Leste).
|
E5492
|
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: Portuguese Timor | Statement: [Dili, Timor-Leste, wasColonialCenterOf, Portuguese Timor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese Timor Context triple: [Dili, Timor-Leste, wasColonialCenterOf, Portuguese Timor]
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A.
Timor
Timor is a large island at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia, divided between the sovereign state of Timor-Leste in the east and Indonesian territory in the west.
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B.
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is a Southeast Asian island nation on the eastern half of Timor known for its recent independence, Portuguese influence, and developing oil and gas economy.
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C.
Dili, Timor-Leste
Dili, Timor-Leste is the coastal capital and largest city of Timor-Leste, serving as the country’s political, economic, and cultural center.
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D.
Portuguese Ceylon
Portuguese Ceylon was the period of Portuguese colonial rule over parts of the island of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) from the early 16th to mid-17th century, marked by control of coastal regions and the spice trade.
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E.
Timor (western part)
Timor (western part) is the Indonesian-controlled western half of the island of Timor, located in the eastern part of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia.
- 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: Portuguese Timor Triple: [Dili, Timor-Leste, wasColonialCenterOf, Portuguese Timor]
Generated description
Portuguese Timor was a former Portuguese colony in Southeast Asia that occupied the eastern half of Timor Island until it became the independent nation of East Timor (Timor-Leste).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese Timor Target entity description: Portuguese Timor was a former Portuguese colony in Southeast Asia that occupied the eastern half of Timor Island until it became the independent nation of East Timor (Timor-Leste).
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A.
Timor
Timor is a large island at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia, divided between the sovereign state of Timor-Leste in the east and Indonesian territory in the west.
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B.
Timor-Leste
chosen
Timor-Leste is a Southeast Asian island nation on the eastern half of Timor known for its recent independence, Portuguese influence, and developing oil and gas economy.
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C.
Dili, Timor-Leste
Dili, Timor-Leste is the coastal capital and largest city of Timor-Leste, serving as the country’s political, economic, and cultural center.
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D.
Portuguese Ceylon
Portuguese Ceylon was the period of Portuguese colonial rule over parts of the island of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) from the early 16th to mid-17th century, marked by control of coastal regions and the spice trade.
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E.
Timor (western part)
Timor (western part) is the Indonesian-controlled western half of the island of Timor, located in the eastern part of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: wasColonialCenterOf Context triple: [Dili, Timor-Leste, wasColonialCenterOf, Portuguese Timor]
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A.
wasColonialCapitalOf
chosen
Indicates that a place served as the administrative capital of a specified colonial territory or power.
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B.
isColonialFoundationOf
Indicates that one entity was established as a colony that later developed into or served as the origin of the other entity.
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C.
wasFirstPermanentEuropeanSettlementInAmericasFor
Indicates that one entity served as the first permanent European settlement in the Americas for another specified entity (such as a country, region, or group).
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D.
wasFirstCapitalOf
Indicates that one place previously served as the earliest or original capital city of another political or administrative entity.
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E.
wasDeFactoCapitalOf
Indicates that a place functioned in practice as the capital of a political entity, even if it was not officially designated as such.
- 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_69ab5c553e508190b0f511b05e07fa20 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 10:59 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_69aa61c25a648190892de94c997fb983 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.