Triple

T3788147
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Xiongnu E85577 entity
Predicate possibleSuccessor P11447 FINISHED
Object Xianbei
The Xianbei were a confederation of nomadic peoples from what is now northern China and Mongolia who rose to prominence after the decline of the Xiongnu, playing a major role in the politics and ethnic formation of early medieval East Asia.
E389353 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Xianbei | Statement: [Xiongnu, possibleSuccessor, Xianbei]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xianbei
Context triple: [Xiongnu, possibleSuccessor, Xianbei]
  • A. Xiongnu
    The Xiongnu were a powerful confederation of nomadic tribes from the eastern Eurasian Steppe who frequently clashed with ancient China and influenced the region’s military and political history.
  • B. Yuezhi
    The Yuezhi were an ancient Indo-European nomadic people of Central Asia who migrated westward, eventually founding the Kushan Empire that played a key role in Silk Road trade and cultural exchange.
  • C. Hui people
    The Hui people are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in China known for their integration of Islamic faith with Han Chinese language and cultural practices.
  • D. Manchu
    Manchu is a Tungusic language historically spoken by the Manchu people of Northeast Asia, once the ruling ethnic group of China’s Qing dynasty and now critically endangered.
  • E. Luo people
    The Luo people are a Nilotic ethnic group of East Africa, primarily found in western Kenya and northern Tanzania, known for their rich oral traditions, fishing culture, and significant influence in regional politics and society.
  • 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: Xianbei
Triple: [Xiongnu, possibleSuccessor, Xianbei]
Generated description
The Xianbei were a confederation of nomadic peoples from what is now northern China and Mongolia who rose to prominence after the decline of the Xiongnu, playing a major role in the politics and ethnic formation of early medieval East Asia.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xianbei
Target entity description: The Xianbei were a confederation of nomadic peoples from what is now northern China and Mongolia who rose to prominence after the decline of the Xiongnu, playing a major role in the politics and ethnic formation of early medieval East Asia.
  • A. Xiongnu
    The Xiongnu were a powerful confederation of nomadic tribes from the eastern Eurasian Steppe who frequently clashed with ancient China and influenced the region’s military and political history.
  • B. Yuezhi
    The Yuezhi were an ancient Indo-European nomadic people of Central Asia who migrated westward, eventually founding the Kushan Empire that played a key role in Silk Road trade and cultural exchange.
  • C. Hui people
    The Hui people are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in China known for their integration of Islamic faith with Han Chinese language and cultural practices.
  • D. Manchu
    Manchu is a Tungusic language historically spoken by the Manchu people of Northeast Asia, once the ruling ethnic group of China’s Qing dynasty and now critically endangered.
  • E. Luo people
    The Luo people are a Nilotic ethnic group of East Africa, primarily found in western Kenya and northern Tanzania, known for their rich oral traditions, fishing culture, and significant influence in regional politics and society.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: possibleSuccessor
Context triple: [Xiongnu, possibleSuccessor, Xianbei]
  • A. eventualSuccessor chosen
    Indicates that one entity will become the successor of another at some later point in time, rather than immediately.
  • B. partiallySuccessor
    Indicates that one entity follows another in a sequence or process, but only to a limited or incomplete extent rather than as a full or direct successor.
  • C. successor
    Indicates that one entity directly follows another in an ordered sequence or position.
  • D. successorDeterminedBy
    Indicates that the identity of a successor is established or chosen according to a specified rule, process, or determining factor.
  • E. successorUse
    Indicates that one entity is used or applied as the subsequent or follow-up use of another entity in a sequence or lifecycle.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69aed937fa8881908208ef3801060826 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aee634c6ac819099653c660c286746 completed March 9, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4f05031cc8190825105f77dd76438 completed March 14, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4f4f80f4c8190890dae6770d10d4d completed March 14, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4f55f53ec8190a5f9cf6d494e75dd completed March 14, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aee3d4bc3c81909bd56e33d43fa8e4 completed March 9, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:13 p.m.