Triple
T2417230
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Japanese Central China Area Army |
E52332
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Japanese forces in China
Japanese forces in China were the Imperial Japanese military units that invaded, occupied, and administered large areas of Chinese territory before and during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
|
E15114
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Japanese forces in China | Statement: [Japanese Central China Area Army, partOf, Japanese forces in China]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese forces in China Context triple: [Japanese Central China Area Army, partOf, Japanese forces in China]
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A.
Japanese occupation of China
The Japanese occupation of China was a prolonged period during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II when Imperial Japan seized and controlled large areas of Chinese territory, marked by widespread military aggression and atrocities against civilians.
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B.
Japanese China Garrison Army
The Japanese China Garrison Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation stationed in China that played a central role in the outbreak and early fighting of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Chinese Nationalist side in the Second Sino-Japanese War
The Chinese Nationalist side in the Second Sino-Japanese War was the Kuomintang-led government and its armed forces that resisted Japan’s invasion of China from 1937 to 1945.
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D.
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.
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E.
Japanese occupation of North China
The Japanese occupation of North China was the period during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Imperial Japan seized and controlled large areas of northern China, imposing military rule and exploiting the region’s resources and population.
- 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: Japanese forces in China Triple: [Japanese Central China Area Army, partOf, Japanese forces in China]
Generated description
Japanese forces in China were the Imperial Japanese military units that invaded, occupied, and administered large areas of Chinese territory before and during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese forces in China Target entity description: Japanese forces in China were the Imperial Japanese military units that invaded, occupied, and administered large areas of Chinese territory before and during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
-
A.
Japanese occupation of China
The Japanese occupation of China was a prolonged period during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II when Imperial Japan seized and controlled large areas of Chinese territory, marked by widespread military aggression and atrocities against civilians.
-
B.
Japanese China Garrison Army
chosen
The Japanese China Garrison Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation stationed in China that played a central role in the outbreak and early fighting of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
-
C.
Chinese Nationalist side in the Second Sino-Japanese War
The Chinese Nationalist side in the Second Sino-Japanese War was the Kuomintang-led government and its armed forces that resisted Japan’s invasion of China from 1937 to 1945.
-
D.
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.
-
E.
Japanese occupation of North China
The Japanese occupation of North China was the period during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Imperial Japan seized and controlled large areas of northern China, imposing military rule and exploiting the region’s resources and population.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 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_69ab495622948190bc6bc6e4cddaf645 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc94eafd481909eeff689e5bf5960 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aebf4dcf6c8190a51f26af7e7a9b9c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aec2b3291c8190966344cd20963660 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aec30f9ef481909b83f3cf9fd6e998 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.