Triple
T21194731
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Aurel Stein’s second Central Asian expedition |
E522297
|
entity |
| Predicate | exploredRegion |
P1562
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Chinese Central Asia |
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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: Chinese Central Asia | Statement: [Aurel Stein’s second Central Asian expedition, exploredRegion, Chinese Central Asia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chinese Central Asia Context triple: [Aurel Stein’s second Central Asian expedition, exploredRegion, Chinese Central Asia]
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A.
Chinese Turkestan
chosen
Chinese Turkestan is a historical term for the largely Muslim, Turkic-speaking region of western China, corresponding mainly to modern Xinjiang.
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B.
East Asia–Central Asia interface
The East Asia–Central Asia interface is a geographically and geopolitically significant transition zone where the cultural, economic, and strategic spheres of East Asia and Central Asia intersect.
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C.
Western Regions
The Western Regions were the historical territories of Central Asia west of China’s Yumen Pass, encompassing key Silk Road oasis states and trade routes that linked China with the Middle East and Europe.
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D.
Northwest China
Northwest China is a vast, largely arid and ethnically diverse region of China that includes provinces such as Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, known for its Silk Road heritage and significant strategic importance.
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E.
Western Turkestan
Western Turkestan is a historical region in Central Asia encompassing parts of modern-day Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, long shaped by Turkic migrations and Islamic culture.
- 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_69e0b51061388190aa03f19700d3ef04 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e7333aa0fc81909b17eb6a26f389ec |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:08 p.m.