Triple
T2749938
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | French Empire |
E60959
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
French colonial possessions in Asia
French colonial possessions in Asia were territories in regions such as Indochina and India that formed part of France’s overseas empire from the 17th to the mid-20th century.
|
E6203
|
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: French colonial possessions in Asia | Statement: [French Empire, hasPart, French colonial possessions in Asia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French colonial possessions in Asia Context triple: [French Empire, hasPart, French colonial possessions in Asia]
-
A.
French Indochina
French Indochina was a French colonial federation in Southeast Asia, comprising territories such as Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, that existed from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.
-
B.
French colonial empire
The French colonial empire was the overseas territories and possessions ruled by France from the 17th to the 20th century, spanning regions in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific and becoming one of history’s largest colonial empires.
-
C.
Vichy French authorities in Indochina
The Vichy French authorities in Indochina were the colonial administrators loyal to France’s collaborationist Vichy regime during World War II, overseeing the region under constrained sovereignty and increasing Japanese influence.
-
D.
French India
French India was a collection of small colonial territories in the Indian subcontinent that remained under French control until their mid-20th-century integration into the Republic of India.
-
E.
Japanese occupation of French Indochina
The Japanese occupation of French Indochina was the World War II-era military control and administration imposed by Imperial Japan over Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, which undermined French colonial rule and helped set the stage for postwar independence movements.
- 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: French colonial possessions in Asia Triple: [French Empire, hasPart, French colonial possessions in Asia]
Generated description
French colonial possessions in Asia were territories in regions such as Indochina and India that formed part of France’s overseas empire from the 17th to the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French colonial possessions in Asia Target entity description: French colonial possessions in Asia were territories in regions such as Indochina and India that formed part of France’s overseas empire from the 17th to the mid-20th century.
-
A.
French Indochina
French Indochina was a French colonial federation in Southeast Asia, comprising territories such as Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, that existed from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.
-
B.
French colonial empire
chosen
The French colonial empire was the overseas territories and possessions ruled by France from the 17th to the 20th century, spanning regions in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific and becoming one of history’s largest colonial empires.
-
C.
Vichy French authorities in Indochina
The Vichy French authorities in Indochina were the colonial administrators loyal to France’s collaborationist Vichy regime during World War II, overseeing the region under constrained sovereignty and increasing Japanese influence.
-
D.
French India
French India was a collection of small colonial territories in the Indian subcontinent that remained under French control until their mid-20th-century integration into the Republic of India.
-
E.
Japanese occupation of French Indochina
The Japanese occupation of French Indochina was the World War II-era military control and administration imposed by Imperial Japan over Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, which undermined French colonial rule and helped set the stage for postwar independence movements.
- 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_69ab4b79846081909096725374d65ce9 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdb52b1d48190b6ab511cc8834a14 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afbbd573988190988d7af4997202fb |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:36 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afbc67c39c8190b5932c0e23595f64 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afbd2d8a2c8190896a9154ebbd8bab |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.