Triple
T21194744
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Aurel Stein’s second Central Asian expedition |
E522297
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableSiteInvestigated |
P143508
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Dunhuang |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Dunhuang | Statement: [Aurel Stein’s second Central Asian expedition, notableSiteInvestigated, Dunhuang]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dunhuang Context triple: [Aurel Stein’s second Central Asian expedition, notableSiteInvestigated, Dunhuang]
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A.
Dunhuang
chosen
Dunhuang is an ancient oasis city in northwestern China renowned for its strategic position as a gateway between China and Central Asia and for the nearby Mogao Caves filled with Buddhist art.
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B.
Dunhuang City
Dunhuang City is a county-level city in Gansu Province, China, renowned for its ancient Silk Road heritage and the UNESCO-listed Mogao Caves.
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C.
Shangdu
Shangdu was the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s Yuan dynasty in China, later immortalized in Western literature as the fabled city of Xanadu.
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D.
Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves are a renowned complex of Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang in China, famous for their extensive collection of ancient murals, sculptures, and manuscripts along the Silk Road.
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E.
Xixia
Xixia was a medieval Chinese dynasty ruled by the Tangut people, known for its unique script and strategic position along the Silk Road before its conquest by the Mongols.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableSiteInvestigated Context triple: [Aurel Stein’s second Central Asian expedition, notableSiteInvestigated, Dunhuang]
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A.
notableSite
Indicates that a site holds particular significance, prominence, or recognition in some context.
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B.
notableSiteAssociatedWith
Indicates that there is a significant or noteworthy site or location that is associated with, related to, or prominently linked to the given entity.
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C.
notableSiteType
Indicates that a site is notable specifically for being of a particular type or category (e.g., a notable example of that kind of site).
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D.
notableSiteListedOn
Indicates that a notable site is recorded or referenced within a particular list, registry, or catalog.
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E.
notableSiteManaged
Indicates that one entity is responsible for administering, operating, or overseeing the management of a notable site associated with another entity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (4 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. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e5f6094e3c81909ee9699e00d371f7 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:46 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69e5fa92a2448190896c022dd27511ad |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:08 p.m.