Triple
T21216251
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gaochang |
E522842
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedInDesert |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Taklamakan region |
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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: Taklamakan region | Statement: [Gaochang, locatedInDesert, Taklamakan region]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taklamakan region Context triple: [Gaochang, locatedInDesert, Taklamakan region]
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A.
Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.
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B.
Turfan region
The Turfan region is an oasis area in present-day Xinjiang, China, historically significant as a Silk Road crossroads and rich archaeological site of ancient Buddhist, Manichaean, and Nestorian cultures.
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C.
Yarkand
Yarkand is an ancient oasis town and historical region in southwestern Xinjiang, China, that served as a key hub on the Silk Road.
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D.
Taklamakan Desert
chosen
The Taklamakan Desert is a vast, arid sand desert in China’s Xinjiang region, known for its extreme dryness, shifting dunes, and historical role along the Silk Road.
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E.
Turkistan Region
Turkistan Region is an administrative region in southern Kazakhstan known for its historic Silk Road cities, including the spiritual center of Turkistan.
- 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_69e0b511ed84819099b449b4a111085c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e73473870c8190a0f41f9c85567aa7 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:25 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:41 p.m.