Triple

T2888476
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Helgoland E59562 entity
Predicate historicalEvent P259 FINISHED
Object Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
The Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 was an agreement between the German Empire and the United Kingdom that redefined their colonial spheres of influence in Africa, notably granting Germany control of Heligoland in exchange for recognizing British dominance in Zanzibar and other territories.
E306745 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: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 | Statement: [Helgoland, historicalEvent, Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
Context triple: [Helgoland, historicalEvent, Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890]
  • A. Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
    The Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was a diplomatic agreement between the British and Russian Empires that settled their rival territorial claims in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, helping to ease tensions and pave the way for their alliance in World War I.
  • B. Treaty of Kiel
    The Treaty of Kiel was an 1814 peace agreement that ended the union between Denmark and Norway by ceding Norway to Sweden, setting the stage for Norway’s subsequent struggle for independence and constitution.
  • C. Treaty of 23 December 1865
    The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
  • D. London Convention of 1871
    The London Convention of 1871 was an international agreement that revised key provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1856), notably allowing Russia to remilitarize the Black Sea and reshaping the balance of power in Eastern Europe.
  • E. Svalbard Treaty
    The Svalbard Treaty is a 1920 international agreement that recognizes Norway’s sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago while granting other signatory states equal rights to engage in commercial activities there and imposing demilitarization.
  • 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: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
Triple: [Helgoland, historicalEvent, Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890]
Generated description
The Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 was an agreement between the German Empire and the United Kingdom that redefined their colonial spheres of influence in Africa, notably granting Germany control of Heligoland in exchange for recognizing British dominance in Zanzibar and other territories.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
Target entity description: The Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 was an agreement between the German Empire and the United Kingdom that redefined their colonial spheres of influence in Africa, notably granting Germany control of Heligoland in exchange for recognizing British dominance in Zanzibar and other territories.
  • A. Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
    The Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was a diplomatic agreement between the British and Russian Empires that settled their rival territorial claims in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, helping to ease tensions and pave the way for their alliance in World War I.
  • B. Treaty of Kiel
    The Treaty of Kiel was an 1814 peace agreement that ended the union between Denmark and Norway by ceding Norway to Sweden, setting the stage for Norway’s subsequent struggle for independence and constitution.
  • C. Treaty of 23 December 1865
    The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
  • D. London Convention of 1871
    The London Convention of 1871 was an international agreement that revised key provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1856), notably allowing Russia to remilitarize the Black Sea and reshaping the balance of power in Eastern Europe.
  • E. Svalbard Treaty
    The Svalbard Treaty is a 1920 international agreement that recognizes Norway’s sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago while granting other signatory states equal rights to engage in commercial activities there and imposing demilitarization.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69ab4ac739188190a112f42a5a69c951 completed March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abe04918908190aad08defd1b26d97 completed March 7, 2026, 8:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b0317601688190a8a99644579b137c completed March 10, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b032aa567081909402532d6fe438bc completed March 10, 2026, 3:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b033db495c8190bb6989210d72307b completed March 10, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:03 p.m.