Triple
T3224520
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Li Hongzhang |
E67591
|
entity |
| Predicate | heldPosition |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Viceroy of Zhili
The Viceroy of Zhili was one of the highest-ranking regional governorships in late imperial China, overseeing the strategically vital Zhili (Hebei) region surrounding Beijing and wielding significant military and civil authority.
|
E337217
|
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: Viceroy of Zhili | Statement: [Li Hongzhang, heldPosition, Viceroy of Zhili]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viceroy of Zhili Context triple: [Li Hongzhang, heldPosition, Viceroy of Zhili]
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A.
Zongnan
Zongnan is the given name of Hu Zongnan, a prominent Nationalist Chinese general active during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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B.
Zhang Zuolin
Zhang Zuolin was a powerful Chinese warlord who controlled Manchuria and led the Fengtian clique during the turbulent Warlord Era of the early 20th century.
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C.
Viceroy
Viceroy is a cigarette brand historically marketed by Brown & Williamson and known for being one of the first filter-tipped cigarettes.
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D.
Viceroy
The Viceroy was the monarch’s chief representative and de facto executive ruler in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, governing the state on behalf of the emperor.
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E.
Viceroy
Viceroy is a famously rare and highly prized tulip variety that became emblematic of the speculative frenzy and extreme prices of the 17th-century Dutch Tulip Mania.
- 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: Viceroy of Zhili Triple: [Li Hongzhang, heldPosition, Viceroy of Zhili]
Generated description
The Viceroy of Zhili was one of the highest-ranking regional governorships in late imperial China, overseeing the strategically vital Zhili (Hebei) region surrounding Beijing and wielding significant military and civil authority.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viceroy of Zhili Target entity description: The Viceroy of Zhili was one of the highest-ranking regional governorships in late imperial China, overseeing the strategically vital Zhili (Hebei) region surrounding Beijing and wielding significant military and civil authority.
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A.
Zongnan
Zongnan is the given name of Hu Zongnan, a prominent Nationalist Chinese general active during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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B.
Zhang Zuolin
Zhang Zuolin was a powerful Chinese warlord who controlled Manchuria and led the Fengtian clique during the turbulent Warlord Era of the early 20th century.
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C.
Viceroy
The Viceroy was the monarch’s chief representative and de facto executive ruler in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, governing the state on behalf of the emperor.
-
D.
Viceroy
Viceroy is a cigarette brand historically marketed by Brown & Williamson and known for being one of the first filter-tipped cigarettes.
-
E.
Viceroy
Viceroy is a famously rare and highly prized tulip variety that became emblematic of the speculative frenzy and extreme prices of the 17th-century Dutch Tulip Mania.
- 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_69ad858c61888190a31196310d9b30b5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adae1ae8f08190880d0f0e8539cdbc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2625eaa708190b23ca6e575d664a2 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 6:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b264e25bd48190978a289565854297 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b265cd3fcc8190bc56bbf2de229386 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.