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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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A.
eventualSuccessor
chosen
Indicates that one entity will become the successor of another at some later point in time, rather than immediately.
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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.
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C.
successor
Indicates that one entity directly follows another in an ordered sequence or position.
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D.
successorDeterminedBy
Indicates that the identity of a successor is established or chosen according to a specified rule, process, or determining factor.
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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.