Triple
T19424898
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Black Sea trade network |
E485955
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedBy |
P260
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Venetian merchants |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Venetian merchants | Statement: [Black Sea trade network, usedBy, Venetian merchants]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Venetian merchants Context triple: [Black Sea trade network, usedBy, Venetian merchants]
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A.
Genoese merchants
Genoese merchants were influential medieval and early modern traders from the Republic of Genoa who dominated Mediterranean and Black Sea commerce through extensive maritime networks and financial enterprises.
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B.
Hanseatic merchants
Hanseatic merchants were members of the medieval and early modern Hanseatic League, a powerful network of North German and Baltic traders who dominated commercial activity and maritime trade across Northern Europe.
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C.
Venetian guilds
Venetian guilds were powerful medieval and early modern trade and craft associations in Venice that regulated economic activity, protected members’ interests, and played a central role in the city’s commercial and social life.
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D.
Venetians
chosen
The Venetians were the inhabitants and merchants of the powerful maritime Republic of Venice, renowned for their extensive Mediterranean trade networks, naval strength, and political influence during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
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E.
Genoese consuls
Genoese consuls were officials of the Republic of Genoa who administered and represented Genoese commercial and political interests in overseas colonies and trading enclaves.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8e8d688f881909c85104a62e09d8a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e63217bd2c81909e216e13aa4c487d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:37 p.m.