Triple

T3224526

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Li Hongzhang	`E67591`	entity
Predicate	heldPosition	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Governor-General of Liangguang The Governor-General of Liangguang was a high-ranking Qing dynasty viceroy responsible for overseeing civil and military affairs in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi in southern China.	`E338962`	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: Governor-General of Liangguang | Statement: [Li Hongzhang, heldPosition, Governor-General of Liangguang]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Governor-General of Liangguang
Context triple: [Li Hongzhang, heldPosition, Governor-General of Liangguang]

A. Governor-General of Huguang
The Governor-General of Huguang was a high-ranking Qing imperial viceroy overseeing the provinces of Hubei and Hunan, responsible for both civil administration and military affairs in this key central China region.
B. Governor-General of Taiwan
The Governor-General of Taiwan was the highest-ranking Japanese colonial official who wielded both civil and military authority over Taiwan during Japan’s rule from 1895 to 1945.
C. 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.
D. Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
E. Governor-General of French Indochina
The Governor-General of French Indochina was the highest-ranking colonial official representing French authority and administering the federation of colonies in Southeast Asia from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
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: Governor-General of Liangguang
Triple: [Li Hongzhang, heldPosition, Governor-General of Liangguang]

Generated description

The Governor-General of Liangguang was a high-ranking Qing dynasty viceroy responsible for overseeing civil and military affairs in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi in southern China.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Governor-General of Liangguang
Target entity description: The Governor-General of Liangguang was a high-ranking Qing dynasty viceroy responsible for overseeing civil and military affairs in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi in southern China.

A. Governor-General of Huguang
The Governor-General of Huguang was a high-ranking Qing imperial viceroy overseeing the provinces of Hubei and Hunan, responsible for both civil administration and military affairs in this key central China region.
B. Governor-General of Taiwan
The Governor-General of Taiwan was the highest-ranking Japanese colonial official who wielded both civil and military authority over Taiwan during Japan’s rule from 1895 to 1945.
C. 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.
D. Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
E. Governor-General of French Indochina
The Governor-General of French Indochina was the highest-ranking colonial official representing French authority and administering the federation of colonies in Southeast Asia from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
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_69b27726f76c819092a199ae07a7e688`	completed	March 12, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b277c9faa48190b15c5ca0ec8625a0`	completed	March 12, 2026, 8:22 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b2781855ec819089fbe4fd874115a2`	completed	March 12, 2026, 8:23 a.m.

Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.